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

[Baruch Even]

Unfortunately for the prediction we'll need plenty of new peoples to
achieve that. I've mostly exhausted the places I normally get to and the
time I have for travelling unhindered is gone.

I was thinking of buying a simple GPS recorder to give to family and
co-workers so they can record routes that I'm unlikely to get to any
time soon. But the cheapest I found was about 500 nis which is not
expensive but not in the level of "no need to discuss with my wife".

Baruch

* Jahudie <jahudie at googlemail.com> [081018 23:55]:
> 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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Cheers,
Baruch