On 16/06/2009, at 1:08 AM, Delta Foxtrot wrote:
Now does anyone have suggestions on how to basically drive the
entire town the most efficiently with the minimal amount of overlap,
or how does one plan such a feat.
There's a nice mathematical algorithm for figuring out that. All you
need
On 16/06/2009, at 1:52 PM, Liz wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009, Delta Foxtrot wrote:
Most likely I'll be returning via a different direction, I don't
particularlly like going out west, there is whole lots of nothing
inbetween
a few somethings.
OSM makes you look for somethings out there
--- On Wed, 17/6/09, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
It's a problem given to all computer science students to
solve:
the travelling salesman.
The more points to cover, the more processing power it uses
which makes the way the human brain can solve those
problems really cool.
The
On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 19:27 +1000, Liz wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009, James Livingston wrote:
There's a nice mathematical algorithm for figuring out that.
It's a problem given to all computer science students to solve:
the travelling salesman.
The more points to cover, the more processing
--- On Wed, 17/6/09, Andy Owen andy-...@ultra-premium.com wrote:
(oh, and someone suggested that if the roads were all in a
grid, you
could do smart things to take into account the redundancy,
and just
zig-zag through, knowing you can extrapolate later... I
don't know of
any algorithms
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009, Delta Foxtrot wrote:
what did you say about geocachers??
Been some accidents while people were concentrating more on their GPS than
on the road, trying to find the link with photos but nothing is coming up
in google.
I knew what you meant
even osm wiki has examples of
--- On Tue, 16/6/09, Elizabeth Dodd ed...@billiau.net wrote:
I knew what you meant
even osm wiki has examples of mappers coming to grief
You meant this?
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_accidents
:)
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2009, Delta Foxtrot wrote:
Now does anyone have suggestions on how to basically drive the entire town
the most efficiently with the minimal amount of overlap, or how does one
plan such a feat.
It depends if they are set out in rectangular bocks or wiggles
rectangular blocks -
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009, Delta Foxtrot wrote:
Thoughts, hints and tips will be appreciated.
Personally I'd concentrate on doing one or two on the journey up and one or
two on the journey back.
One large and one small?
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:22:42 +1000
Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009, Delta Foxtrot wrote:
Thoughts, hints and tips will be appreciated.
Personally I'd concentrate on doing one or two on the journey up and
one or two on the journey back.
One large and one small?
I'd agree.
--- On Mon, 15/6/09, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
It depends if they are set out in rectangular bocks or
wiggles
Most of the streets in the towns given seem to be fairly straight, thankfully.
We photograph the street signs which means we go round
slowly
I've been playing around lately on
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009, Delta Foxtrot wrote:
I've been playing around lately on the best way to store street name info
and voice recording notes seems to win hands down because it is
easier/quicker, especially when doing it by yourself. You don't have to
stop or fumble with devices, you just talk
--- On Mon, 15/6/09, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
OSM makes you look for somethings out there between the
nothings.
You have to, at times, squint and turn round, maybe pluck a chook to find it! :)
I know that country, and the Hay Plains still win for
nothingness.
A few prickly pear, a
--- On Mon, 15/6/09, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
I got a cheap mp3 player that offered recording but i
couldn't get it to work, so i quit that line of
investigation.
could be worthwhile, certainly easier than writing on paper
on the steering wheel at speed
Have you seen the photos of
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