Hi Luc, Thanks for the explanation. I already started adding some roads the way you describe, luckily somebody added the major roads for Diest in the past. It will take some practise to make the bends/curves as nice as possible, and I still have to figure out how to insert some of the more special features (roundabouts etc.). I also notice that there is a certain degree of difference (fault) on tracks logged with different devices, or this may be due to external factors. For now I have a look at the compare site (http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/index.html) to see how it was done in google maps and act accordingly. Don't know wether or not I will be able to attend the meeting, but I'll let you know if I can.
Regards, Sam On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Luc Van den Troost <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Sam, > > > The area you describe indeed is less developed, as far as OSM is > concerned. > > One reason for that is the poor quality of the yahoo areal images one > can use for mapping. They do not serve to much in your area. > > The most easy application to start mapping is the online edit function > from the OSM page (potlatch). It will probably work without problems on > your computer. > > You can play with the functions without saving (changing in the real > map) anything first. > > To map things you will have to use the logs from your GPS device. I > think the Edge is suitable for that, check out how to in the wiki pages. > > You will have to export / transform your data in a GPX file you sent to > OSM (upload trace) and once processed you can edit it in the map. > > Have a look about road classifications and tagging in the wiki first. > > I would recommend to start with some major longer roads. It works more > easy to create the smaller grid if you have the major roads to connect > them to. > > If you want to see things in reality, or have questions, feel free to > come to our Antwerp meeting (see previous mail) where you will find > someone to answer your questions and give examples. > > Luc. > > > > On Wed, 2009-06-10 at 21:49 +0200, Sam Pastuer wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm Sam, when in Belgium I'm spending most of my time between > > Molenstede/Diest and Blauberg/Herselt. I just bought myself a Garmin > > Edge 705 for road cycling and mountainbiking. I'm quite new to the > > whole mapping thing, but have some experience with > > engineering/scientific software and 'computers' in general, so as long > > as I find the time it should work out. I've always been a fan of Open > > and Community based projects/software, so I'll do my best to > > contribute to the still less developed eastern flemish-brabant area. > > > > Sam, > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-be mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >
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