[talk-ph] OSM Editing Tip in < 5 Minutes screencast series

[maning sambale]

Clean and upload your GPS tracks in JOSM

http://vimeo.com/11373788

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 6:34 PM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> tutubi,
>
> If you use potlatch, no easy way.  Sorry.
>
> For merkaartor and JOSM, you can rectify the image using an online map
> rectifier Map Warper  beta:
> http://warper.geothings.net/
>
> After the rectification, you can now use the image as a WMS.  One
> warning when capturing aerial images:  "anything below about 70° to
> the vertical isn't that useful. 45° pictures make nice panoramas but
> aren't good for warping. "
>
> reference: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon/Imagery
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 5:40 PM, tutubi
> <tutubi at backpackingphilippines.com> wrote:
>> Hi Maning,
>>
>> I was about to ask you that next question on how to use an aerial photo to
>> trace on.
>> I have a high-res picture of Paete, Laguna I took in 2006 on top of the hill
>> facing my hometown
>> (where the 3 crosses are) It's attached here (but I don't know if the list
>> allows attachments
>> so I also sent you the file directly). Paete as seen above used to look like
>> an eagle that's why it's sometimes called
>> Matanglawin by oldies (Wawa park is the head pointing west and the the wings
>> bordered by Manila East Road)
>>
>> from the picture, I can identify major roads and landmarks including Wawa
>> park as if it's floating on Laguna Lake.
>> I can get a bigger, sharper picture next time i trek up the hill to map the
>> trail (and probably the road going there, an
>> option for bikers or for physically-challenged persons)
>>
>> the picture needs to be aligned with OSM, since it's a bit skewed, for it to
>> be usable so I'll just experiment on it later.
>>
>> --
>> ---
>> I explore, therefore I blog.
>>
>> http://www.backpackingphilippines.com
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 2:17 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Do you know you can use other background maps in Potlatch?
>>>
>>> We have additional high-res images for some areas without Yahoo!
>>> imagery.  Currently we have imagery for Pampanga, Bulacan and
>>> Pangasinan.  Details here:
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> cheers,
> maning
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maning
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