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New map-corner "Add note" control (public/js/notes.js), mirroring
measure.js's click-to-place UX. Click the map, write a short note,
pick an existing .geojson layer file or name a new one — saved via a
new GpxStore#append_feature (grows the target file in place, unlike
save()'s always-disambiguate-the-filename behavior) through a new
POST /api/gpx/notes route.
No new rendering path: a note is just another point in a .geojson
file the Tracks panel's tree already lists, checkboxes, and pops up —
visibility toggling ("layers") comes for free from that existing
machinery, per-file, with no changes needed there.
Points only for now — a polygon mode would need gpx.js's point/line
split taught a third Polygon bucket first, or a saved polygon
wouldn't render back on reload (see TODO.adoc).
Covered by new tests: GpxStore#append_feature (create/append/missing-
path/filename-safety) and the /api/gpx/notes route (auth gate, create,
append, malformed/missing-geometry rejection, 404 on a missing
target). Full suite: 97 runs, 0 failures.
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TODO — implementation ideas
Ideas for offline use in a camper van. Implement incrementally, grouped by topic.
The local server has access to both the vehicle’s hardware and offline data — the vision is to grow it into a complete offline control center: resources, data, and independence from connectivity.
Offline data and cartography
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❏ Offline vector tiles (PMTiles/MBTiles) for Europe/world via Planetiler or MapTiler
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✓ Shaded relief / DEM layer — hillshade toggle in the sidebar, sourced from public Terrarium tiles online; reads
data/terrain.pmtilesfor offline if one’s been generated (see docs/development.adoc), otherwise the toggle is online-only for now-
❏ Terrain slope readout for parking (numeric, not just visual shading)
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❏ Contour lines from OSM for hikes and mountain passes
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❏ Overpass/OSM scripts to extract POIs (drinking water, dump stations, LPG, public toilets, laundromats, shops, springs)
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❏ Import Park4Night / iOverlander / Freecampsites data
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❏ Kiwix/ZIM offline Wikipedia linked to POI GPS coordinates
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✓ Cache weather forecast when temporarily connected — Open-Meteo 3-day forecast in the Radar flyout, last successful fetch cached in localStorage as a fallback when offline
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✓ Cache the radar tile images too —
public/sw.js, network-falling-back-to-cache for RainViewer tile requests, registered from layout.erb
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NPS visual style
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❏ Map Park4Night/OSM place types to NPS pictograms (campground, primitive camp, drinking water, dump station, viewpoint, picnic table) for instant recognition without reading text
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❏ Restyle popovers, side panels, and point detail views after the NPS Unigrid layout system (Massimo Vignelli) with Frutiger/Rawlinson Roadside-style typography
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✓ Top black banner (full width): "MAPTOOL" on the left, live map-center coordinates in the center, offline-data status dot on the right, white sans-serif type — DEM elevation and a hamburger menu skipped (no DEM layer yet; sidebar isn’t mobile-collapsed, so nothing for a hamburger to reveal)
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❏ Point detail/sidepanel: black header banner with white location name and an NPS pictogram in the corner; amenities (water, waste, power, slope) shown as a pictogram grid, no extra text; action buttons for "route here" (Valhalla), "start leveling", "save offline"
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✓ Filter panel as a "Unigrid Matrix" — an icon grid to toggle categories on/off, styled like the legend on an official NPS paper map, instead of plain dropdowns
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❏ Custom vector style (MVT/MapLibre) using the NPS color palette — muted natural tones for forests, water, and contours — so POIs and routes stand out at high zoom
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❏ Landuse & protections: distinct styling for national parks, nature reserves (translucent green/gray-green), military zones, and private land (important for wild camping)
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✓ Elevation-tinted terrain — a
color-relieflayer (hypsometric tint, this app’s own green→brown→gray palette) under the hillshade layer, same "Terrain shading" toggle -
✓ Road hierarchy: clearly distinguish paved roads from unpaved/gravel/track — critical for knowing if the camper can get there
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Main menu reorganization (4 modules)
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❏ Explorer: place filters (Park4Night + OSM layers: water, waste, LPG, showers); map layers (contours, hillshade, satellite cache)
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❏ Navigation & route: offline router (Valhalla) with vehicle dimensions (height, weight, width); route elevation profile and isochrones
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❏ Offline hub: manager for downloaded PMTiles (country vector maps); downloaded Wikipedia archives; cached radar and weather
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❏ Camper & HW: level gauge (wheel-chock leveling); solar calculator (sun path on the map); telemetry (Victron / Home Assistant)
Custom layers & data
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✓ GPX/GeoJSON drag-and-drop import (Wikiloc, Komoot, own GPX tracks — also FIT), auto-styled by category with a generated elevation profile — KML not supported (only GPX/FIT/GeoJSON/.zip)
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✓ User overlay: offline drawing of custom points with notes (e.g. "turning space for a long vehicle", "narrow gate", "good swimming spot") — click the map, pick or name a
.geojsonlayer, saved into the same GpxStore the Tracks panel already reads (so visibility/popup come for free)-
❏ Polygon notes (not just points) — needs gpx.js’s point/line split (
_addLayers) taught a third, Polygon-shaped bucket first, or a saved polygon wouldn’t render back on reload
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❏ Offline satellite tile caching (e.g. ESRI) for a selected route area — key for judging surface quality and obstacles when wild camping
Nice to have (later)
Deprioritized for now — revisit after the sections above land.
Vanlife features
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❏ Offline routing (Valhalla/OSRM) with vehicle parameters (height, weight, width)
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❏ Solar calculator — sun path for location/date, shadows from surroundings, camper orientation
HW integration
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❏ Level gauge from IMU (ESP32/RPi) — camper tilt, wheel-chock leveling calculation
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❏ Victron/Home Assistant via MQTT or WebSocket — battery SoC, tank levels, temperatures
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❏ Plot GPS track with historical battery/speed data