[Talk-il] software from freemap.co.il

[Jahudie]

Great :(

So lets grab their traces and put them into OSM.
But if OSM will grow the same way it did in the last year (their was almost
nothing on OSM in Israel)
We will finish the main roads and main citys within 2009.

Regards,
Jahudie

2008/10/18 Baruch Even <baruch at ev-en.org>

> Freemap is useless for filling OSM data, the license is incompatible.
> The best we can hope for is that users of Freemap will upload their
> traces to OSM as well so we can trace the data ourselves.
>
> Baruch
>
> * Jahudie <jahudie at googlemail.com> [081018 23:36]:
> > I saw the freemap project long time ago, but the whole project was based
> in
> > Israel and on Hebrew.
> >
> > As I don't read hebrew like 99 % of the world (sorry but thats how it is)
> > the map was useless for me.
> > It would be great to have it integrated into OSM, so get it more complete
> > and to use the massive amount of information in there.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jahudie
> >
> >
> > 2008/10/18 Baruch Even <baruch at ev-en.org>
> >
> > > I'm using TangoGPS on the NEO FreeRunner and it works nicely for
> showing
> > > the tiles from Tiles at Home or Mapnik. I use T at H since I can get updated
> > > tiles very fast so if I happen to map day after day I can see new data
> > > quickly.
> > >
> > > I'm still missing an easy way to mark POI (Points Of Interest) such as
> > > bus stations and the like. I've started to write such a program but my
> > > time is so short for hobby programming that I'm not sure when it will
> be
> > > done. One feature I really need is audio recording with gps tagging so
> > > that I can record in real time the street names. Today I walked with a
> > > map with the nonames layer but my handwriting is so awful that some of
> > > the names I recorded are illegible.
> > >
> > > Baruch
> > >
> > > * Yuri Magrisso <yumariso at gmail.com> [081018 13:36]:
> > > > Thats really cool :)
> > > >
> > > > It will be great if the freemap community becomes more involved in
> OSM.
> > > >
> > > > Otherwise what other applications are you using with OSM?
> > > >
> > > > I am using right now TrekBuddy - it is very good for tracking, but
> its
> > > > mapping features are not so great. It uses raster tiles and so far
> the
> > > only
> > > > easy way to generate them is via a Mapnik renderer, which doesn't
> show
> > > names
> > > > in Hebrew.
> > > >
> > > > I am thinking to try in the near future GpsMid - seems like a
> promising
> > > > project.
> > > >
> > > > Yuri
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Tal <tal.bav at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I have it installed on my computer and it does recognize my gps.
> > > However,
> > > > > this is quite useless. Its a big desktop computer... :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, i've prepared a database file for the freemap software (aka
> > > > > roadmap_editor) from the osm data for israel of acouple of weeks
> ago.
> > > It is
> > > > > not 100% complete. More like a proof of concept.
> > > > > I'm thinking it might help increase osm's user base in Israel.
> > > > >
> > > > > The following screen shot is Tel Aviv in Freemap software with the
> > > osm's
> > > > > data:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://img377.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotfreemapusc770dv9.png
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Yuri Magrisso <yumariso at gmail.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I managed to install it on a Nokia 6120, but as far as I remember
> it
> > > > >> didn't recognize the Bluetooth GPS. I tried also to install it on
> > > Samsung
> > > > >> Blackjack II, but it complained that the OS version was
> incompatible
> > > or
> > > > >> something like that. You'll probably manage to use it on a Windows
> PDA
> > > > >> device.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Yuri
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Tal <tal.bav at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Hi,
> > > > >>> Anyone here has experience with the software from freemap.co.il?
> > > > >>> Even better, anyone has a mobile device that can run this
> software?
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Tal
> > > > >>>
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> > > Cheers,
> > > Baruch
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