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In general I'm not convinced that raw GPS tracks are of a lot of use
without additional information in areas that might not have a well
established road network, that essentially makes the whole simple
part already more complex. Historically, before the advent of high
resolution imagery being available for tracing, it was not uncommon
to have phantom ways in OSM, where a well-meaning soul had turned a
random GPS track in to a road where there was none (for example
somebody short-cutting across a meadow).<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 29.06.2016 um 14:04 schrieb Bjoern
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<div dir="ltr">Hi all,
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<div>first post to the list - hope this is of interest.</div>
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<div>The background to my question is working is areas where map
coverage is poor (e.g. parts of Africa). Sometimes only
low-res satellite/bing imagery is available, sometimes
obscured by clouds. In some low populated areas a GPS trace
could be useful to map out roads connecting settlements
(despite inaccuracies of GPS).</div>
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<div>There are many great OSM apps out there, including apps for
recording traces (e.g. OSM tracker, etc). However, unless I've
missed it, I would say that none of those apps is suitable for
the "non-technical" user. Indeed, we've tried using various
such apps, and it's been difficult in terms of usability.</div>
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Who is "we" in this context?<br>
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Simon<br>
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<div>Is there interest in (or is anybody working on) creating an
very simple-to-use app that allows "non-technical" users to
contribute OSM information? E.g. a large red button for
recording a trace with automatic upload (optimised for poorly
internet connected environments, e.g. wait for wifi, upload in
chunks etc; information submitted with GPS accuracy
information).</div>
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<div>(There are of course issues with GPS traces, so perhaps
automated capture of GPS traces is not that useful.)</div>
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<div>Many thanks!</div>
<div>Bjoern</div>
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