[Openstreetmap-dev] Trackpoints and name conventions (was: upload, applet)

[Immanuel Scholz]

Hi,

>> - an additional data type called "trackpoint" is uploaded which has
>>   nothing to do with "nodes".
>> - User has to add nodes, segments and tracks manually via an external
>>   client (as in the example here: the applet).
>
> I would say "nodes, segments and streets", but yes.

I would like to define some name conventions. I think "street" is
misguiding, since it should also stand for "virtual tracks" like bus
routes (according to Steves plans) or route descriptions. Also, I agree
that "Track" is misguiding too, as it already managed to misguide at least
one OSM-user (me ;-).

What about
"Street" (current?)
"Track" (confusing problems with raw GPX data)
"Line"
"Road"
"Route" (beware: used in GPX with a different meaning)
"Path" (my favourite)
any other idea?

I am aware, that some of you may think this is unimportant, but I believe
an overall agreed name conses will improve usability and easiness of
different applications within OSM.



> Currently the processing is manual tracing in the applet, but perhaps it
> could be automated in software (non-trivial) or the tracks could be
> pre-processed  before upload (Nick's preference I think, and by the looks
> of it what your new software will do).

Currently, JOSM does not make any difference between track points and
waypoints, nor does my XML schema propagated. But I will think of a way to
change this to better support preprocessing of maps.


> However, I would prefer that people upload their GPS logs before
> processing them. If you have any bright ideas about automated processing
> then you should help put those ideas into the OSM clients (or even to
> run them as scripts on the database), but we shouldn't be throwing data
> away (simplifying GPS logs).

Well, I am a bit concerned about the amount of data produced by storing
raw gps logs. Are there estimations made for this?


Ciao, Imi.