[OSM-dev] GSoC OpenSurveyor week report #7

[Viesturs Zarins]

Cool, i really hope that we have a great app at the end of week #13.
Meanwhile what is the most useful way I can help you along? Unfortunately I
don't have the free time to do actual coding.

Waiting for week 8 :)

Viesturs


On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Pavel Melnikov <positron96 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Viesturs and thank you for report!
>
> Yes, so far the app looks much like OsmTracker, though one fundamental
> difference is data format for export - it is not an .osm file, but a data
> that will be used in JOSM plugin to create an osm file manually there. A
> plugin is being created by Ilya Zverev who is a mentor for this project.
> One more fundamental difference is that OpenSurveyor can work without GPS
> present on the device (and without map). It records marker timestamps that
> could be used on desktop to assign position based on external GPS track
> recorded by other navigator system (garmin, etc)
>
> And yes, most of the features related to map UI that you mentioned are on
> the todo-list, including freehand drawing and manual placing predefined
> markers on the map. Though I do not think WMS will be implemented
> (Simplified TMS as used in web-based maps probably will)
>
> On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Viesturs Zarins <viesturz at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Pavel,
>>
>> I have been following your OpenSurveyor updates and I'm excited on the
>> "walking papers idea". I tried the built app and worked so far without
>> crashes.
>>
>> So far you seem to be duplicating the OsmTracker functions. It would make
>> sense to start with the hardest / most useful feature first (the map) - as
>> it would impact the app design greatly. I would hate to see the SOC done
>> without getting to the most valuable feature. Getting an OsmTracker clone
>> is not of any use.
>>
>> Anyway, it's nice to see somebody picking up where OsmTracker stopped.
>> Some stuff I really would like to see implemented (in no particular
>> order):
>> - recording for images heading (automatic or manual) (check out how
>> Ingress is doing it with portal submission GUI).
>> - ability to save POIs by manually placing a point in a map.
>> - selectable map background (OSM render, Bing maps, other sources,
>> preferably full WMS support)
>> - drawing freehand shapes on the map, (select a preset and draw an
>> outline).
>> - deletion/editing of POIs (you already have this).
>> - displaying existing POIs in a separate layer, because raster maps often
>> omit POIs close to other map features.
>>
>> Keep in mind that there are two quite different use cases for a surveying
>> app:
>> - a fresh region with no precision data - the GPS track is the main
>> reference. OsmTracker is already doing pretty good job here.
>> - densely mapped region possibly with precision data import / high
>> precision imagery tracing - main activity is adding features to existing
>> map. Placing a point relative to existing lines is more precise than GPS.
>>
>> Also how can I use the export files? A plugin for JOSM?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Viesturs
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Pavel Melnikov <positron96 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone.
>>> I am having problems with my Internet provider (and he is having
>>> problems with hardware) and that limits my ability to code very much. So
>>> "done" list for this week is not that impressing:
>>>
>>> *Done this week:*
>>>
>>>    - "Take photo" action is implemented (Closes #2)
>>>    - Markers can be deleted from the list (if they contained external
>>>    files, those are also deleted)
>>>    - New version of XML preset file, with localization postfix applied
>>>    to titles. One preset can be used for several languages. See
>>>    https://github.com/positron96/opensurveyor/wiki/Preset-XML-format#localization
>>>    - Almost full localization into English and Russian.
>>>    - Reworked button layout. It handles various number of buttons
>>>    nicely, leaves no extra space on edges. With >9 buttons it reduces sizes of
>>>    buttons
>>>    - POIs can be edited after creation by clicking on the item in the
>>>    list
>>>    - A lot of fixes and small improvements
>>>
>>> *TODO: *
>>>
>>>    - Start work on a map UI
>>>    - Make session persistent (autosave and continue unsaved session)
>>>
>>> *Problems:*
>>> Damn internet provider!! Can't code anything without stackoverflow and
>>> google.
>>>
>>> As the last week, binary package can be found here:
>>> https://github.com/positron96/opensurveyor/releases/tag/soc-week7
>>>
>>>
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