[OSM-dev] JOSM plugin for direct serial read

[Nick Whitelegg]

>Hello Nick

>Such functionality would be good so long as users don't get into the 
habit of
>uploading GPX tracks directly into Josm then 'forget' to create a file 
from the
>GPX track and upload it to OSM. In other words, I would only consider 
such a
>function 'good' if (1) it saved each file onto the user's machine, 
presumably as
>gpx.gz, and (2) by default, it also automatically uploaded the GPX file 
to OSM.

>The step of converting data from my GPS receiver to a file is of almost 
no
>effort. I visit the folder where I keep my GPX tracks, then execute a 
script.

>The combined effort of converting data from my GPS receiver to a file 
then
>uploading to OSM then opening the file in Josm are steps I'd be pleased 
to have
>integrated into a single step on Josm.

Yes, I think that's a good point. The only issue at the moment is the 
current GPX upload system (a 'multipart-form-data' file upload with 
session authentication rather than a REST-style HTTP PUT with HTTP 
authentication) isn't the easiest thing for client software to work with.

Steve - is adding a REST-style interface for GPX upload on your OSMonth 
to-do list?

Thanks,
Nick