glad you like it! it does output TMS and GeoTiff. MapWarper outputs WMS.
both can be viewed in JOSM; in Knitter, TMS is accessed through the Export panel: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreywarren/4860184506/ and added to JOSM using the Slippy Map plugin (instructions here<http://wiki.grassrootsmapping.org/show/CartagenKnitter> ) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreywarren/4859434543/ best jeff On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Valent Turkovic <valent.turko...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Jeffrey Warren <war...@mit.edu> wrote: > > if GIMP has distortion (and esp. if it has warping) then it may work; > i've > > found the interface a bit cumbersome. also, raster-based tools like GIMP > and > > photoshop require a huge amount of memory and scratch disk; since you > have > > to choose an ideal --common-- resolution and resample/resize all your > images > > to that resolution. That's one advantage of the Knitter and Map Warper... > > you don't have to commit to resampling until the whole thing's done, so > > you're not manipulating a zillion-by-zillion pixel bitmap with a zillion > > layers. > > you can see a basic version of this process on a per-image basis in the > > video on the front page of cartagen.org/maps > > but in the latest version there is also a button to turn on a tiled base > > layer (satellite imagery) to warp against for reference. The video shows > > only warping against OpenStreetMap vector data, which only works if > there's > > some map data already in that area. > > if you start flying and begin to use GPS-located markers (big cloth Xs on > > the ground at known locations) i'd be happy to add the ability to > geolocate > > matching spots in the Knitter interface. I know some archeologists who > use > > that technique but haven't had much demand for it yet. > > but that's a conversation for the cartagen-dev list, perhaps, or the > > grassroots mapping list > > > > Best, > > Jeff > > Video on cartagen.org/maps looks amazing! I had no idea that > infrastructure and tools have gone so fat that you can do aerial image > alignment online! Just whoow. > > are areial images after alignment available as wms layer for openstreetmap? > > Look like I'll be joining new mailing lists. > > Thank you very much for your reply. > > Cheers, > Valent. > > -- > pratite me na twitteru - www.twitter.com/valentt > blog: http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com > linux, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless, ronjenje, pametne kuće, > zwave > registered as user #367004 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org. > ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic, MSN: valent.turko...@hotmail.com >
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