In a typical mapping party, I bring GPS devices and walking papers. The GPS devices are not so useful in urban areas, for two reasons: reduced accuracy because of buildings, and street network already in place. I use the traces exclusively to georeference images from my digital camera. Increasingly, I also explain the use of apps (OSMTracker, Vespucci) as most people bring a smartphone. iPhones are not so useful as there are not too many OSM specific data collection apps available (I remember iLOE but don't know if that's still maintained? Also MapZen, discontinued afaik. Excuse my iOS ignorance, I haven't done much on that platform lately.) OSMTracker in particular is a personal favorite because it features geotagged photos and voice recordings - just open the output folder of one OSMTracker session in JOSM and everything is right there. Amazing.
Oh and of course the indispensable OSM Vests(tm)[1] Martijn. [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Congressional_Cemetery_Mapping_Party.JPG On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:33 AM, the Old Topo Depot <[email protected]> wrote: > Martijn, > > What mapping devices/processes are used to gather and update OSM data ? > > Best, > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Mike N <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On 7/23/2012 1:04 PM, Martijn van Exel wrote: >> >> >> >> We talked about mapping priorities, the effects of the >> >> license change >> > >> > >> > It's good to hear about your meetup group, and that it's growing. I'm >> > very >> > glad I won't have to try to explain the details and warnings about the >> > license change to new mappers. >> > >> >> I try to not go into too much detail about the background (which I >> have trouble understanding on a legal level anyway) and focus on the >> practical consequences. >> >> -- >> martijn van exel >> http://oegeo.wordpress.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > > > > -- > John Novak > 585-OLD-TOPOS (585-653-8676) > -- martijn van exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
