[Talk-in] Mapping without a smartphone : options + process?

[Sunil]

Hi Mayuresh,

Why not use a old smart phone (But with good GPS- eg, 1+ 7 or later with 
Dual-frequency GNSS) also  with lineage support 
"https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices". switch on  the phone only when 
required. no SIM, no WIFI always in flight mode.

Any apk download from fdroid in your ubuntu box. transfer through USB 
pen drive. Use OSM tracker to track paths or any POIs, you can also use 
OSMAND also.  Similarly .gpx files transfer once in a while. Update OSM 
from ubuntu using Josm.

Never connect the phone to any network!. If you wanted you can remove 
microphone(needed help from  some repair guy), cameras you can put 
tapes. If you can remove antenna connection ---not sure it is possible 
--it is better :).

Phone needed USB support and Micro phone port, in case you want record 
audio.

I hope mostly it should be secure.

Regards

Sunil

On 7/24/21 6:10 PM, mayuresh at kathe.in wrote:
> I don't own a smartphone, and probably never will, I don't trust them.
> I live in an area of Mumbai Suburbs which is now coming-up in a big way and hence there is lots of fresh information that could be fed into OSM.
> My primary work environment is Ubuntu desktop and I solicit information about equipment (which works with such a configuration) I could purchase (other than any smartphone) to help me with the process of pinpointing locations and adding-in meta-data to OSM.
> Thank you.
>
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