As far as I can tell, MyTracks is a super-simple application that doesn't seem like it would introduce any Google IP -- though maybe you or others have better ideas of how such a thing might occur. I've never seen a track snap to roads or trails (all of the GPX track-points seem to have the standard GPS offset/errors introduced by terrain/poor-fix/etc) and it doesn't do routing or provide any external data other than displaying Google Maps/Satellite tiles as a display underlay when viewing the track in the application.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Simon Poole <[email protected]> wrote: > Besides having all the issues Keypadmapper has squared, how do you prevent > IP leakage from google to OSM? For example do you know if it employs any > "lock on road" or similar technology? > > Simon > > > Am 06.10.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Adam Franco: > > For trail surveys and other GPS recording on Android I've been very happy > with Google's "My Tracks" app: > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks&hl=en > > It's pretty easy to use just hit "record", then allows the addition of > markers & photos while recording -- though I have only used markers myself. > After one is done recording, the track can be exported as a GPX file and > then sent to a computer via USB/Bluetooth/Dropbox or any other transfer > method enabled on your phone. > > I've also tried doing surveys with OsmAnd, but found that the recording > was much less stable and would often get interrupted and need to be > restarted -- quite frustrating. > > Adam > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Greg Troxel < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Marc Gemis <[email protected]> writes: >> >> > Keypadmapper can send the recorded data via email. >> >> Keep in mind that keypadmapper is spyware :-) In all seriousness, it >> uploads locations and cell ids to a public database whenever it's >> running. If you're out explicitly doing mapping, that might be fine at >> times, but it's bad behavior in general and I must therefore recommend >> against recommending it. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing > [email protected]https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Simon Poole <[email protected]> wrote: > Besides having all the issues Keypadmapper has squared, how do you prevent > IP leakage from google to OSM? For example do you know if it employs any > "lock on road" or similar technology? > > Simon > > > Am 06.10.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Adam Franco: > > For trail surveys and other GPS recording on Android I've been very happy > with Google's "My Tracks" app: > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks&hl=en > > It's pretty easy to use just hit "record", then allows the addition of > markers & photos while recording -- though I have only used markers myself. > After one is done recording, the track can be exported as a GPX file and > then sent to a computer via USB/Bluetooth/Dropbox or any other transfer > method enabled on your phone. > > I've also tried doing surveys with OsmAnd, but found that the recording > was much less stable and would often get interrupted and need to be > restarted -- quite frustrating. > > Adam > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Greg Troxel < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Marc Gemis <[email protected]> writes: >> >> > Keypadmapper can send the recorded data via email. >> >> Keep in mind that keypadmapper is spyware :-) In all seriousness, it >> uploads locations and cell ids to a public database whenever it's >> running. If you're out explicitly doing mapping, that might be fine at >> times, but it's bad behavior in general and I must therefore recommend >> against recommending it. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing > [email protected]https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >
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