Hi Joe, I recommend you any GPS with GPRS inside (SIM card) so you can put the device for few days inside the taxi and export the data into GPX from a website, etc.
Another option is not having the GPRS and just dump the GPX data once you get back the device. Best Regards. Ivan. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:12 AM, Joe Richards <[email protected]> wrote: > > I noticed while in Thailand recently that the OSM coverage there is pretty > poor, despite the fact that there is a big population there and it's a major > tourist destination too. It would be much easier to map things there if we > had sufficient GPX trails, and I got thinking that putting a GPS in some > taxis would be a great way to do this, to get 'random' tracks as they roam > around. The best thing would be if somehow the device could either upload > the traces via mobile (GPRS/3G) or possibly when in proximity to a wifi > network (of which there are plenty). > > I'd be happy to get down to designing such a device, but has anyone done > anything like this already? If so, what were the experiences? > > As an aside, getting Thais involved (e.g. to put Thai names on features) > would be a plus too. Getting something like a talk-th group going would be > a good idea, but would require some involved Thais to lead the way... > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >
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