Cool, i really hope that we have a great app at the end of week #13. Meanwhile what is the most useful way I can help you along? Unfortunately I don't have the free time to do actual coding.
Waiting for week 8 :) Viesturs On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Pavel Melnikov <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Viesturs and thank you for report! > > Yes, so far the app looks much like OsmTracker, though one fundamental > difference is data format for export - it is not an .osm file, but a data > that will be used in JOSM plugin to create an osm file manually there. A > plugin is being created by Ilya Zverev who is a mentor for this project. > One more fundamental difference is that OpenSurveyor can work without GPS > present on the device (and without map). It records marker timestamps that > could be used on desktop to assign position based on external GPS track > recorded by other navigator system (garmin, etc) > > And yes, most of the features related to map UI that you mentioned are on > the todo-list, including freehand drawing and manual placing predefined > markers on the map. Though I do not think WMS will be implemented > (Simplified TMS as used in web-based maps probably will) > > On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Viesturs Zarins <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Pavel, >> >> I have been following your OpenSurveyor updates and I'm excited on the >> "walking papers idea". I tried the built app and worked so far without >> crashes. >> >> So far you seem to be duplicating the OsmTracker functions. It would make >> sense to start with the hardest / most useful feature first (the map) - as >> it would impact the app design greatly. I would hate to see the SOC done >> without getting to the most valuable feature. Getting an OsmTracker clone >> is not of any use. >> >> Anyway, it's nice to see somebody picking up where OsmTracker stopped. >> Some stuff I really would like to see implemented (in no particular >> order): >> - recording for images heading (automatic or manual) (check out how >> Ingress is doing it with portal submission GUI). >> - ability to save POIs by manually placing a point in a map. >> - selectable map background (OSM render, Bing maps, other sources, >> preferably full WMS support) >> - drawing freehand shapes on the map, (select a preset and draw an >> outline). >> - deletion/editing of POIs (you already have this). >> - displaying existing POIs in a separate layer, because raster maps often >> omit POIs close to other map features. >> >> Keep in mind that there are two quite different use cases for a surveying >> app: >> - a fresh region with no precision data - the GPS track is the main >> reference. OsmTracker is already doing pretty good job here. >> - densely mapped region possibly with precision data import / high >> precision imagery tracing - main activity is adding features to existing >> map. Placing a point relative to existing lines is more precise than GPS. >> >> Also how can I use the export files? A plugin for JOSM? >> >> Cheers, >> Viesturs >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Pavel Melnikov <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone. >>> I am having problems with my Internet provider (and he is having >>> problems with hardware) and that limits my ability to code very much. So >>> "done" list for this week is not that impressing: >>> >>> *Done this week:* >>> >>> - "Take photo" action is implemented (Closes #2) >>> - Markers can be deleted from the list (if they contained external >>> files, those are also deleted) >>> - New version of XML preset file, with localization postfix applied >>> to titles. One preset can be used for several languages. See >>> >>> https://github.com/positron96/opensurveyor/wiki/Preset-XML-format#localization >>> - Almost full localization into English and Russian. >>> - Reworked button layout. It handles various number of buttons >>> nicely, leaves no extra space on edges. With >9 buttons it reduces sizes >>> of >>> buttons >>> - POIs can be edited after creation by clicking on the item in the >>> list >>> - A lot of fixes and small improvements >>> >>> *TODO: * >>> >>> - Start work on a map UI >>> - Make session persistent (autosave and continue unsaved session) >>> >>> *Problems:* >>> Damn internet provider!! Can't code anything without stackoverflow and >>> google. >>> >>> As the last week, binary package can be found here: >>> https://github.com/positron96/opensurveyor/releases/tag/soc-week7 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev >>> >>> >> >
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