[OSM-newbies] Will the real track please step forward

digger vermont dv_mlist at verizon.net
Sun Mar 25 22:44:58 BST 2007


Hello All,

I've just started playing around with OSM using JOSM.  I thought I'd
start out with my neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA, USA.  The territory
is wide open, as is most of the USA.

I have a few tracks I've made by walking around. They make me look like
a drunken sailor with the amazing ability to right through blocks of
buildings! I've another from driving that looks somewhat better.  It
actually coincides for the most part with yahoo maps. Is this as good as
it gets?

I'm not sure how to proceed.  Is it a mistake to just add nodes that
align with Yahoo maps?  In any case it seems like I'd be cheating.  Or
am I better off making an educated guess with an average of the tracks? 

I used a Magellan Platinum for the tracks I walked around with. The
track I made while driving was with Haicom bluetooth slipper and an iPAQ
with Vitonavigator II.

I have made some nodes, segments, and ways but at this point I hesitate
to upload them because of the accuracy.  

Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions,

digger






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