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New release - 0.11.1 - is out together with the corresponding maps update.

The main changes are "under the hood". Geocoder-NLP has now support for reverse geocoding (rather primitive-but-works approach for simple searches). This required database format adjustments, so only compatible database can be used (available on data.modrana.org). As a result, Guide/Nearby search should work with this geocoder and you don't have to rely on libosmscout for that. Note that while you are looking for "type", it searches also "name" record in the database with all libpostal goodness.

An important change was adaptation of Valhalla's router request API to get routes by libosmscout. As a result, the map clients can have just one routing provider corresponding to OSM Scout Server and send requests / process replies via single code. For users, it means that they just need to specify routing engine in the server and the client will figure it out. Upcoming Poor Maps (0.30.x) would have support for that. With modRana, we would have to implement Valhalla's API first and then join the current OSM Scout Server processing with the new one.

Few changes were introduced to help users to avoid situations that could lead to excessive RAM use. I would like to thank here @a-dekker for help!

Valhalla's limits for maximal distance between target and origin were reduced from defaults for walking and cycling. These limits can be adjusted under Settings/Valhalla. Note that as a result of these changes, Router module 2.2.8 requires the server 0.11.x or later.

In addition, if you have not selected languages for parsing by Geocoder-NLP, you will be warned about it on the main screen.

The start of the server has been changed with the delayed Mapnik processing. It should start faster, but the required processing will delay your first rendered tile. This change is required for supporting day/night styles as well as other styles suggested by @Thra11 (issue https://github.com/rinigus/osmscout-server/issues/150).

Translators have been really fast and I would like to thank them all! Some strings may have not made it into this release, but we can make a new one as soon as more translations will be finished.

Special thanks and attached screenshot for our own Valhalla's translator - @eson! With the upcoming 0.30 Poor Maps localized Valhalla routes have been requested and you should be able to use your translation as well.

For those who cannot wait and have Linux desktop - Poor Maps (and probably modRana) are really easy to package yourself. Just clone the source and run "make rpm". You may require rpm, but it should be available on non-rpm distros as well (running on Gentoo without problems).
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