On 2010-10-14 1:35 AM, Richard Weait wrote:
Thank you for taking the initiative arrange this with your company.
If you get the opportunity to change your data acquisition to one
track point per second you'll find the traces much nicer for creating
junctions, ramps, exits, fuel stations etc.
I'll look into the options, but I seem to remember hearing that we were
already on the highest frequency possible (with, I guess, our pricing plan).
Are you really taking waypoints every 30 second or track points? I've
always worked with tracks / track points.
Ah, well, yes: I'm probably just displaying my ignorance. ;-) What's
the difference between a waypoint and a track point?
This is typical for mapping new areas. You'll make improvements with
each pass. Highway=road first, perhaps junctions as you add crossing
traces next, a new amenity=fuel when you stop at a new place...
Improved road classifications as driver observations and memory allow.
I should make one point clear: I'm not actually surveying these places.
I sit in an office in Perth, and don't really know the country through
which the vehicles travel. I'll just be making the best of the GPS
tracks and Yahoo imagery. Obviously it'd be better to have people who
actually *know* the country editing the map, but I don't think that's
going to happen any time soon!
And thank you everyone for your support! I'm excited about being able
to contribute to the map like this. Perhaps I should organise an
*armchair* mapping party to help trace the roads; anyone here in WA?!
- Sam.
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