> > Hi, > > > Same workflow as yours (besides the separate tool because I don't need > it). > > I'm not convince there is any utility of GPX tracks upload/download. when > > you use Merkaartor or JOSM. > > I agree. Not for yourself, as you have the tracks locally. But others might > want to build on the data you based your mapping on. > > > When downloading in crowded areas, you basically end up with an unusable > > screen full of black dots ;-) > > Thats correct. And I think the limiting problem here is that you just get > a whole bunch of nodes and not the separate tracks as they were uploaded. > > > If you want to map places you don't have tracks for, Yahoo is better, I > > think. > > Ah, if we only had good resolution yahoo pics everywhere :-) I like the > feature to download raw tracks because their dot clouds nicely cover > popular streets. > > Anyway, if there comes a rainy fall weekend I'll give it a try. >
Don't forget we already have support for downloading tracks from OSM. As for upload, I don't quite see the added value of uploading from Merkaartor rather than directly thru the web site... Unless you want to implement the actual edition of GPX tracks as GPX tracks before uploading. It shouldn't be too difficult if you only allow deletion, then you could implement a specific upload for track layers. I still think this is some work for little return. I remember seeing a thread where it was said that there was value in uploading unedited tracks and that editing them before upload was actually discouraged, so... - Chris -
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