Re: [Talk-us] OSM US Camera lending program update
I don't think you can because both the hardware and the software are customized to work with OSC. Of course you are free to get one through the program. Have two Waylens cameras side by side on your windshield :) The custom one also has all the standard Waylens functions as far as I know, but it has different optics to better support the quality of still images needed for OSC and specifically feature detection.-- Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org On Thu, Jun 14, 2018, at 11:20, Paul Johnson wrote: > For those of us who have our own Waylens, what's the best way to > collect imagery for OSC? I haven't been able to get an answer out of > Telenav or Waylens support (even an autoresponse acknowledging that > they got the message).> > On Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 12:13 Martijn van Exel wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> You may have seen that OSM US has started a camera lending program >> in partnership with Telenav[1]. You can borrow a camera for up to 3 >> months to capture street level imagery while driving. The camera >> uploads the imagery to OpenStreetCam automatically.>> >> When we introduced the program, we offered an additional perk: if >> you collect more than 400,000 OSC points using the camera while you >> have it, the camera would be yours to keep.>> >> Well, we are only a few weeks in and we underestimated the amount of >> driving mappers will do to collect OSC points :) To make sure that >> the program is sustainable, and we don't run out of cameras >> altogether, we are raising the point amount needed to keep the >> camera to 1,000,000. This amount should still be attainable within 3 >> months, but it will also allow us to have more people enjoy this >> benefit of OSM US membership :)>> >> The new limit will apply to any new applicants, and anyone who has >> applied but has not been sent a camera yet.>> >> Oh, if you're not a member of OSM US yet, this is one of the great >> reasons to join. Do so here today: http://www.openstreetmap.us/join/>> >> Thanks! >> >> [1] http://www.openstreetmap.us/2018/05/camera-lending-program/ >> -- >>Martijn van Exel >>m...@rtijn.org >> >> ___ >> Talk-us mailing list >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] OSM US Camera lending program update
For those of us who have our own Waylens, what's the best way to collect imagery for OSC? I haven't been able to get an answer out of Telenav or Waylens support (even an autoresponse acknowledging that they got the message). On Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 12:13 Martijn van Exel wrote: > Hi all, > > You may have seen that OSM US has started a camera lending program in > partnership with Telenav[1]. You can borrow a camera for up to 3 months to > capture street level imagery while driving. The camera uploads the imagery > to OpenStreetCam automatically. > > When we introduced the program, we offered an additional perk: if you > collect more than 400,000 OSC points using the camera while you have it, > the camera would be yours to keep. > > Well, we are only a few weeks in and we underestimated the amount of > driving mappers will do to collect OSC points :) To make sure that the > program is sustainable, and we don't run out of cameras altogether, we are > raising the point amount needed to keep the camera to 1,000,000. This > amount should still be attainable within 3 months, but it will also allow > us to have more people enjoy this benefit of OSM US membership :) > > The new limit will apply to any new applicants, and anyone who has applied > but has not been sent a camera yet. > > Oh, if you're not a member of OSM US yet, this is one of the great reasons > to join. Do so here today: http://www.openstreetmap.us/join/ > > Thanks! > > [1] http://www.openstreetmap.us/2018/05/camera-lending-program/ > -- > Martijn van Exel > m...@rtijn.org > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] OSM US Camera lending program update
Hi all, You may have seen that OSM US has started a camera lending program in partnership with Telenav[1]. You can borrow a camera for up to 3 months to capture street level imagery while driving. The camera uploads the imagery to OpenStreetCam automatically. When we introduced the program, we offered an additional perk: if you collect more than 400,000 OSC points using the camera while you have it, the camera would be yours to keep. Well, we are only a few weeks in and we underestimated the amount of driving mappers will do to collect OSC points :) To make sure that the program is sustainable, and we don't run out of cameras altogether, we are raising the point amount needed to keep the camera to 1,000,000. This amount should still be attainable within 3 months, but it will also allow us to have more people enjoy this benefit of OSM US membership :) The new limit will apply to any new applicants, and anyone who has applied but has not been sent a camera yet. Oh, if you're not a member of OSM US yet, this is one of the great reasons to join. Do so here today: http://www.openstreetmap.us/join/ Thanks! [1] http://www.openstreetmap.us/2018/05/camera-lending-program/ -- Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
