[Talk-GB] Pebble Core for mapping?

Jez Nicholson jez.nicholson at gmail.com
Tue May 31 05:54:51 UTC 2016


Interesting. Had you had any thoughts about taking the left and right
sideways views as well as in front to give Google Streetview-like shots? I
am imagining multiple cameras with exif processing as-you-go by a Raspberry
Pi. Multiple Garmin Virbs would be costly.
On Wed, 25 May 2016 at 13:17, Gregory <nomoregrapes at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Steven,
> I tried "audio mapping" many years ago. I didn't find the workflow
> comfortable, but I believe the tools have improved since then. See
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Audio_mapping for lots of thoughts and
> onward links.
>
> Jez,
> GPS tracks were helpful in the early/dragon-filled years of OSM but I
> don't think they are as relevant. We have sources like aerial imagery, OS
> open data, and our own existing data. E.g. I don't need a GPS trace to map
> a new street halfway down an existing street in town or to map that there
> is a telephone box at the intersection of two roads. Of course lots of GPS
> can be used to find missing roads, or improve accuracy, but you need
> context. Is it a new tarmaced road, or do all cyclists cross a muddy field?
> See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Strava for data availble.
>
> Mapillary has more potential. One person can collect lots of GPS
> information, with contextual information(the photos), and a second person
> (who is limited in how far they can go outside, or prefer to sit and edit
> OSM than survey) can use this information.
> Of course the second person still needs to be cautious if their local
> knowledge is limited.
> I tried to find a specific/suitable use case: mapping highstreet shops
> (lots of detail, I like whizzing past them but don't like data-entry). It's
> been almost 2 years, and just this week I got a message that someone had
> tried to step up to the challenge. The success from my Mapillary photos was
> limited, but they were also able to use Steven's Mapillary photos too!
> http://www.livingwithdragons.com/2014/09/maps-now-with-added-photos
>
>
> On 25 May 2016 at 08:59, Jez Nicholson <jez.nicholson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A low-cost easy to use GPS tracker has potential for increasing the
>> volume of gps track uploading. Plenty of people happily upload tracks to
>> Strava so I wonder what needs doing to get similar donations to
>> OSM....perhaps an open exercise app that also donates to OSM at the same
>> time?
>>
>> As to devices, I'm thinking about the Garmin Virb GPS action camera for
>> collecting Mapillary photos and OSM info.
>>
>> On Tue, 24 May 2016 22:13 Steven Horner, <steven at stevenhorner.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe not quite the correct place but thought other OSM mappers may have
>>> similar thoughts?
>>>
>>> The new Pebble Core looks like it could be useful for surveying. It has
>>> GPS, voice input as well as Bluetooth and an API. It could be useful for
>>> recording voice notes with GPS coordinates if the API allows. It does have
>>> a sim card slot but think that's of less interest. Anyone else see the
>>> potential?
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