[talk-ph] maps for mountaineers/ outdoor lovers

[rem zamora]

maybe one day i'll try compiling maps. hehe. pero ngayon data gatherer muna
ako. upload ko naman parati :)

maning, how can i upload the contour map WITH the osm map? will that be part
of one gmapsupp.img file?

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>wrote:

> +1 to  all the ideas mentioned.  Everything is possible, given enough
> resources.  Part of the goal of the osmph garmin map is to create
> "easy" to use tools for anyone to compile their own maps (and
> hopefully share them).
>
> The focus right now is to make the default map useful to everyone.  I
> encourage you to at least try to compile your own maps and work on the
> customizations.  I'd be glad to help you get started.  Later on, we
> will try to compile specialized maps (cycling, mountaineering,
> marine/sea).
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:18 AM, rem zamora <pompyang at gmail.com> wrote:
> > eugene,
> > you got my point exactly!
> > been climbing mountains myself recently. last data uploaded by me in osm
> was
> > trail to summit in kanlaon via guintubdan trail. trail tracks are very
> > useful particularly in the outdoors. you need not rely 100 percent on the
> > gps but i feel safer with this info uploaded to my gps.
> > this is also helpful in search and rescue operations particularly in the
> > mountains where road maps are not that important. we need topo maps in
> these
> > mountains plus trail maps and waypoints.
> > i still havent uploaded my waypoints but i usually save campsites, water
> > source, rest stops, and other important points along the trail sucj as
> > landmarks. and of course the summits. (so when i hike with people who
> keep
> > on asking "are we there yet?" i can easily say we are about so and so
> > kilometers away and it will take us about so and so hours hehe) was able
> to
> > do this during recent climb to pulag :)
> > anyway i hope you guys (the compilers) hear me on this. :) i dont know if
> i
> > can learn the process but you can rely on me for data gathering :)
> > rem
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:06 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Well, if you want to get your hands dirty, you can actually DIY! The
> >> Garmin maps are compiled using mkgmap and you just need the raw OSM
> >> data (Geofabrik provides Philippine data extracts), the contour data
> >> (maybe Maning can share his data, but they were made using Groundtruth
> >> from NASA's SRTM data), and mkgmap itself (plus some learning time).
> >>
> >> But, we could additionally adopt your suggestion and consider adding
> >> another Garmin map download which has the consolidated contours for
> >> selected mountaineering peaks, and make the hiking/trekking trails
> >> more prominent. A mountaineer's map anyone?
> >>
> >> Hmmm, thinking about it, I actually like the idea! Instead of
> >> targeting only the car owners with the OSM Garmin map, we could also
> >> "expand the market" and target also the mountaineering clubs. A Garmin
> >> map that still contains roads (so the mountaineers can drive to the
> >> base camps and jump-off points) plus prominent hiking trails and
> >> contours would be a perfect addition. And if this map becomes popular,
> >> then we have another potential source of contributors who can map the
> >> rural and mountainous areas. :-D
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:04 PM, rem zamora <pompyang at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > hey! just thinking aloud here. i know we have our osm map. and we also
> >> > have
> >> > the 10m elevation contour map of the country. what if... we can
> >> > consolidate
> >> > the two. in maning's page
> >> > (http://esambale.wikispaces.com/osmphil_garmin)
> >> > there is already an osm map with contour. i havent checked it yet but
> >> > the
> >> > note says it is only metro manila map and it might get too cluttered.
> >> > maybe, we can, put osm map for the whole country, and then put contour
> >> > maps
> >> > for special places/mountains like apo, kanlaon, pulag, mayon, et.al.
> im
> >> > not
> >> > sure how this can be implemented but maybe, just maybe there is a way
> to
> >> > put
> >> > contour maps (just for certain areas where it can be useful) with
> street
> >> > maps from osm.
> >> > this will eliminate me having to put two maps in my gpsr and
> >> > enabling/disabling the mamp whic is needed/not needed.
> >> > just a suggestion guys :)
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Rem Zamora
> >> > 0916-55-11-407
> >> >
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