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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2013-02-18 10:51, Glenn Plas wrote :<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:5121F9A0.8010408@byte-consult.be" type="cite">Since
the meeting in Lier , I've been getting myself into the collection
of housenumbers, I do have a few remarks / questions since
starting this:
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- Accuracy of the GPS on Samsung S3 is low
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see 2 below.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:5121F9A0.8010408@byte-consult.be" type="cite">-
Never trust Bing maps too much concerning aerial photo's, The
deepest zoomlevel seem to be offset (where available) but also
quite aged.
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I have mentioned many times (mailing lists and e-mail to taggers)
that Bing zoom needs a per area JOSM offset correction.<br>
Its a pity to notice careful mappers devote so much time making maps
offset because of Bing.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:5121F9A0.8010408@byte-consult.be" type="cite">-
Editing takes 4 times as much time as walking the walk
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see 1 below (airplane speed).
<blockquote cite="mid:5121F9A0.8010408@byte-consult.be" type="cite">-
Many people don't even care about hanging up their housenumbers.
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see 1 below.
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Walking in the dark is a bad idea, and watch out for people who
consider their housenumber a private property, be prepared to make
a run for it.
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see 1 below.
<blockquote cite="mid:5121F9A0.8010408@byte-consult.be" type="cite">-
Map caching does not work in OSMPAD
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- Always keep one eye for the road while scanning housenumbers,
since they seem to define the landscape here I want to vote for
the use of the tag 'barrier=dogshit', perhaps 'barrier=dogpile'
for the larger concentrations.
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I saw people sticking little flags on dog poop but one still has to
watch one's steps.<br>
<a
href="http://www.befr.ebay.be/sch/i.html?&LH_AvailTo=23&_sop=15&_ipg=200&_kw=dog%20poop">There's
an impressive amount of hardware</a> for that software, but
nothing of what you need.<br>
Resist using bags and putting them in the letterboxes, even if that
raises the discussion among the concerned people.<br>
But if you walk your own dog while prospecting numbers, you will
feel the leash loosen at every danger ;-)<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:5121F9A0.8010408@byte-consult.be" type="cite">questions
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- Do you know of any hardware that gives better GPS fixes and
comes with the ease-of-use OSMPAD delivers on entering numbers ?
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- Are there any better tools/software around for this type of work
on Android ?
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- What do you use?
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1<br>
The <a href="http://cartocit1.wallonie.be/pw/index.jsp">PICC maps</a>
contains very precise building mapping with street numbers.<br>
You'll never do better than an airplane.<br>
This is one, just one, of the reasons why I say it's of paramount
importance for us to be able to use PICC.<br>
People say that the government agrees to make it available but that
they have no time to say yes.<br>
This is why I wait and I'm doing very limited house numbering
business presently.<br>
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2<br>
Does anyone have an opinion or recommendation <a
href="http://www.tinydeal.com/index.php?main_page=ws_search_result&is_search=1&inc_subcat=&search_in_description=3&keyword=wifi+gps&is_input=&keyword=wifi+gps&cPath=&categories_id=54&disp_order=3">about
such cheap devices</a>? (there are other similar shops)<br>
Usually, CN stuff is of fair quality but minimally documented and
supported (e.g. no "MP4" games).<br>
But that's different for Android, isn't it?<br>
>22€ means a risk of paying taxes, but, according to Test-Achats,
it looks like it's only VAT.<br>
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Cheers, <br>
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