On 23 Feb 2010, at 13:00 , Graham Jones wrote: > I have just got an Android phone too and was thinking of doing some work on > simplifying the Vespucci user interface (I'm just learning how the UI system > works on Android first....still can't get the camera to work properly...). I > see the main improvements that would be useful are: > • A 'one click' (probably one long click) 'add a node' option that > takes you straight to the tag editor, so that you can add POIs easily. > • A more general simplification of the UI (haven't thought of the > details yet).
I am still new to Android, seems a lot applications lack the simple one click or one long click -> do something feature > • (less important) improvements to the map rendering, or possibly using > a pre-rendered base image. I think better is a potlatch/josm/google maps like feature to use different layers for background. maybe some code can be reused from some other applications > Generally I think that vespucci is about there as a simple editor, it just > needs some UI development. > This might be a nice student project for Google Summer of Code? > > The other Android (or J2ME too) application that I think would be useful > would be a 'mapping tool' application - something very simple to record GPS > traces and let you take geotagged photos and audio clips with just a single > key press - again there are applications that let you do this, but I have not > seen any that are very simple to use, and I like very simple! OSMtracker on WM is a good example. On Android My Tracks, Camera can be used but task switching too complicated. All in one app is a good idea. Havn't found any app yet which records HDOP values in the gpx track. My Tracks shows it on screen but doesn't record. > > Graham. > > > > On 23 February 2010 14:36, Nick Whitelegg <nick.whitel...@solent.ac.uk> wrote: > Firstly thanks for the replies regarding a tile generator using the Mapnik > OSM plugin - looks like there's a little bit of interest so I might start > work on it. > > The other thing I have in mind to do is a POI collector for Android > devices. I seem to remember there being an interest in this before > Christmas when the Mapzen collector for the iPhone was launched - and I've > just got hold of an Android phone (HTC Hero) and fancy having a play. > Would there still be interest in this? What I'll probably do is work on > both apps - time permitting - but prioritise the one which has the most > current interest. > > Thanks, > Nick > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > > -- > Dr. Graham Jones > Hartlepool, UK > email: grahamjones...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
