[OSM-newbies] Data layer doesn't look like track shape

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 22 April 2008 13:13:05 ael wrote:
> Andy Robinson wrote:
> > On 22/04/2008, Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >>  > Can you confirm what you have the tracklog interval set at. If its
> >>  > not set to 1 second interval then do so and take a walk around the
> >>  > block (after getting a good fix).
>
> Actually, on recent eTreks, the auto setting is really rather good. It
> eliminates redundant points in a track. So I think that the advice to
> set to 1 second intervals is historical.
>
> Of course, everything else is right: you should edit the data layer by
> hand in the light of the errors and resolution inherent in gps and from
> your memory/photographs of the geography. And download the active track
> with the timestamps.
>
How do I do that, though?  I can see a shrunken image of the walk in the 
screen, so I know it has it.  It also has the waypoints that I used to denote 
changes in street names.  I know there's enough info there to do a decent 
job.  It's just a matter of getting it :-)

Anne
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