Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-23 Thread Blake Girardot
On 1/23/2015 3:47 PM, john whelan wrote: I've noted a fairly large number of buildings mapped as area=yes which I changed to building=yes there are probably half a dozen mappers mapping in this way. This is the default way the iD web editor tags a polygon if you do not follow up and put a mo

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-23 Thread john whelan
The GPS traces are extremely useful, they give feed back about how the "roads" appear on the aerial imagery and give a higher level of confidence when mapping. I've noted a fairly large number of buildings mapped as area=yes which I changed to building=yes there are probably half a dozen mappers m

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-23 Thread Pete Masters
Hello, Today, the heroes were Kumar and Shupo, running the streets of Kamrangirchar! They covered a phenomenal amount of ground in a place where moving fast is not so easy We also did our first field papers there today based on the tracks you guys traced last night - was really so helpful. Ka

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Jorieke Vyncke
ouse button and then select your color. >> >> Pierre >> >> -- >> *De :* john whelan >> *À :* Blake Girardot >> *Cc :* "hot@openstreetmap.org" >> *Envoyé le :* Jeudi 22 janvier 2015 13h20 >> *Objet :* Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Kathleen Danielson
layer panel, click on the GPS layer with the > right mouse button and then select your color. > > Pierre > > -- > *De :* john whelan > *À :* Blake Girardot > *Cc :* "hot@openstreetmap.org" > *Envoyé le :* Jeudi 22 janvier 2015 1

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Pierre Béland
John I found it. In the right layer panel, click on the GPS layer with the right mouse button and then select your color.  Pierre De : john whelan À : Blake Girardot Cc : "hot@openstreetmap.org" Envoyé le : Jeudi 22 janvier 2015 13h20 Objet : Re: [HOT] Bangladesh tra

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Blake Girardot
On 1/22/2015 7:20 PM, john whelan wrote: Is there a setting to make the GPS traces stand out more in JOSM, ie purple or some such? Preferences - Display Settings Tab on left -> Colors tab in middle -> GPS Point entry line click that line "GPS Point" then click the "choose" button at the b

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Pierre Béland
Objet : Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!) Ok, I had a conflict on my first trace :) and the OAM meeting is starting so I am going to close up tracing for now and will give it a go later. cheers, blake On 1/22/2015 5:36 PM, Pete Masters wrote: > Hi guys, another reque

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread john whelan
Is there a setting to make the GPS traces stand out more in JOSM, ie purple or some such? Thanks John On 22 January 2015 at 12:40, Blake Girardot wrote: > I am going to work on this a little bit so please upload and download > often to avoid conflicts and minimize losses in case of conflict. >

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Blake Girardot
Ok, I had a conflict on my first trace :) and the OAM meeting is starting so I am going to close up tracing for now and will give it a go later. cheers, blake On 1/22/2015 5:36 PM, Pete Masters wrote: Hi guys, another request from Dhaka! Sajjad, our hero for today (and surely a future HOTty)

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Blake Girardot
I am also adding fixme=confirm and note=Sajjad gps track source=Sajjad gps survey;bing;NextView if that helps at all. Feedback on this tagging welcome. Cheers, Blake On 1/22/2015 5:36 PM, Pete Masters wrote: Hi guys, another request from Dhaka! Sajjad, our hero for today (and surely a futu

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Blake Girardot
I am going to work on this a little bit so please upload and download often to avoid conflicts and minimize losses in case of conflict. I am starting on the west edge of the traces and am working from the traces in Track Kam GPS Regards, Blake On 1/22/2015 5:36 PM, Pete Masters wrote: Hi

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread john whelan
When used with the imagery it does helps confirm some roads. Thanks John On 22 January 2015 at 12:27, Pete Masters wrote: > Good point, John... > > We are not looking for perfection at this stage, though. More something to > work from (i.e. anything we can work from!) > > Cheers, > > Pete >

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Pete Masters
Good point, John... We are not looking for perfection at this stage, though. More something to work from (i.e. anything we can work from!) Cheers, Pete On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:19 PM, john whelan wrote: > I've some experience in making GPS traces near high buildings, in Ottawa > the tra

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread john whelan
I've some experience in making GPS traces near high buildings, in Ottawa the trace could be up to 30 meters out. ie I walked a straight line but the GPS trace was definitely not a straight line. Hopefully it will work though. Cheerio John On 22 January 2015 at 11:36, Pete Masters wrote: > Hi

[HOT] Bangladesh track tracing (and chasing!)

2015-01-22 Thread Pete Masters
Hi guys, another request from Dhaka! Sajjad, our hero for today (and surely a future HOTty) has been running round the Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka armed with two GPS devices. He has literally been running as most of the lanes are tiny and there is horrendous traffic. We asked him to do it as we a