David Bannon <[email protected]> writes: > > On Sat, 2013-01-05 at 03:47 -0500, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > > > I'm a little confused by this: can't gpsbabel do *all* of the work, > > here, if you invoke it with "-o osm" rather than "-o csv"? > > Yes Joshua, I think it would be quite sensible to go directly to OSM > with one call to gpsbabel. Looks like gpsbabel has got a fair bit better > at this over time. However, using a script for this task is heap easier > than remembering the pretty complicated gpsbabel command line (whether > we go via cvs or not). > > Further, the script simply iterates over a pile of log files. It sets > some sensible default tags. And does some sanity checking looking out > for logs collected under poor satellite geometry conditions. Few users > appear to be aware of that risk. And (eg) JOSM seems as happy to import > such data as it is with much more accurate data. > > I typically come home with half a dozen or more logs to be processed, so > a bit of automation is an advantage.
Good points all around. I've added your script to the contrib collection--thanks! Is there a note you want to make in the `Log Tracks for OpenStreetMap' section of the FoxtrotGPS manual, about variablity in trackpoint-quality due to HDOP? Maybe there's a good explanation on the OSM or OSGeo wiki that we should reference in a footnote, or something? -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ This message is sent to you from [email protected] mailing list. Visit http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss-gps to manage your subscription For more information, check http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS-GPS
