[OSM-talk-be] Again some basic question + interest poll mapping party Turnhout

[Chris Van Bael]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Jo <ml at winfix.it> wrote:
> Chris Van Bael schreef:
>> Hi,
>>
>> still very new here and again some questions:
>>
>> 1) Which easy available logging device below 100-150 euros could you recommend?
>> Below 100 euros I would only expect logging functionality, but with
>> easy use and decent accuracy and quality.
>>
> I would go for a QStarz BT1000 for around €100 or the next model for
> €110. There are some units of another brand that you can loan though.
> Maybe it's better to do that before you commit yourself to buying a device.

Yesterday I decided I would buy the QStarz, but unfortunately it is
sold out for the moment at GPSshop.

>> 2) What is the division of time for adding new roads?

> I find that when I go out mapping by bicycle at a medium speed of around
> 10km/h (I tend to stop all the time for taking pictures and I make a lot
> of stubs by entering most of the side streets for making a picture of
> their type and name), I use about the same time the cycle trip took.
> This is for virgin areas and adding relations on top to indicate where
> the cycle routes are. When somebody passed there already it's a lot
> quicker and it's also less time consuming if you're not putting cycle
> routes, bus routes and walking routes on top.

What is the strategy of OSM Belgium here?
First just get the roads on the map without too much detail?
Or enter the road with all details and only then move on to the next?

With the first option, OSM is faster usable but it will take more
effort to get it perfect in the end.
Is there some tag you can use to indicate that the road is not yet
complete with all details?

>> 3) Who would be interested in a logging party in Turnhout?
> Are there no pubs at all that you know of in Turnhout with a little room
> and an internet connection that we could use simply in return for the
> consumptions? If you explain the purpose, you will find quite a few
> people/ café owners are open to having their town mapped (and selling
> food and drinks to a bunch of weirdos :-) You can always say that going
> out mapping makes us hungry and thirsty...
I can't promise anything yet.
Mailing and asking questions is easy, but I do would like to do some
work before I organize a party.

Chris