PTV Group - Logistics Forum

Id like to know how to display POI with xMap 1 and xMap 2.
I'm using leaflet and javascript.
I'd like to see supermarkets (like Auchan, Carrefour, Decathlon, Ikea) or car industries (Renault, Peugeot, ...).
Thanks for your help

Hello Loic,

in xServer 1 you can use the Geodatasource layer (xMap is connected to a database with the POI data provided by PTV).
https://svc-eu-n-test.cloud.ptvgroup.co ... /index.jsp
there are several examples dealing with the POI in LEAFLET.

For xServer 2 we do not provide the POI at that moment. This is subject for a future version and we might generate som kind of a feature layer for that.

Best regards,
Bernd

Hi Bernd,

Can you give some update regarding POI for xServer 2? Any further plans or is it already available?

Best regards,
Beat

Hi folks,

in the meantime several new technologies have been released. As part of the PTV Developer API (released in 2022) collection we offer a (cloud only) service geocoding-places-api which offers the two step visualization of POI also called "places":

• Step 1: gather a list of PLACES within a certain (map) rectangle
• Step 2: display them as a separate layer of business data on top of the standard background layer (including streets and town labels)

Here are further links:

• Codesample
• Technical Concept

As I have just been asked for "is it possible to render own POI in DEV/xMap2?":

With modern mapping frameworks such as Leaflet, OpenLayers, xServer.NET the visualization of content is based on multiple layers:

• Geographic layers with street network, town labels

  

  Digital Roadnetwork, e.g. HERE

• Additional tile layers from remote services (weather, satellite, ...)

  

  Satellite Images, e.g. from HERE

• Business data such as Waypoints, Routes, Areas

  

  Business data

• And finally the total user experience by superpositioning of layers:

  

  All layers together...