[OSM-newbies] GPS Tracks and OSM Server

[Richard Fairhurst]

Joe Hildreth wrote:

> question: Does the OSM server ever flush the tracks sent up to them?  
>  I would thing after a while that they would not be needed and just   
> take up space.

No, it doesn't. After all, someone else might find your tracks useful  
if they know the road but haven't got a track for it!

> Observation: I bought a Garmin GPS 60 to do my mapping with. I have   
> been recording tracks every second and this works out great.   
> However, I discovered while doing a 160 Mile track that if you save   
> a track to that you can keep going and not run out of memory that   
> the track you save is rendered as 500 points. You lose lots of   
> detail. Just thought I would pass that along.

Indeed. FWIW I find the "auto" setting is good for Garmins when  
driving/cycling along country roads, but that a point every second or  
two is better when surveying cities.

cheers
Richard