I normally use a notebook and GPS, but I do sometimes use a video camera too<br><br>I've got an ATC2000, which is about £90, waterproof, droppable, and either mounts on either bike handlebars or you can attach it to the passenger headrest in a car:<br>
<br><a href="http://www.oregonscientific.co.uk/prod_allterraincamera.htm">http://www.oregonscientific.co.uk/prod_allterraincamera.htm</a><br><br>That does about 1.5 hours of 600x480 resolution at 30fps onto a 2GB SD card, or longer at lower resolutions / bigger SD card.<br>
<br>The resolution is just about good enough to read large roadsigns if you go past them reasonably slowly. It's good for noticing rows of shops/houses/forests etc. at the side of the road while you're driving. While cycling, you can use it to record roadsigns if you just point the camera at them from a few metres away and pause for a second or so.<br>
<br>I can send you some sample clips, but they're about 600MB each so shout if you want them.<br><br>I'm not aware of any special software for converting video + GPX into a 3d textured map of the route, so I'll be watching this discussion to see if anyone suggests some...<br>
<br>Regards,<br><br>OJW<br><br><br>p.s. sound quality is awful, so don't use this one if you want voice-recordings...<br> <br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:33 PM, mariner <osm@d11in.ch> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">hi guys..<br>
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is someone out there mapping with the help of a video camera?<br>
how do you do it?<br>
what are the problems?<br>
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cheers,<br>
mariner<br>
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