[Talk-us-massachusetts] openstreetcam.org

[Marc Sevigny]

That would make sense. But why are they then publishing every image rather than image capturing the sign data?

[Please excuse grammar and typos that may be caused by voice recognition.]

> On Jun 8, 2018, at 8:52 AM, Jason Remillard <remillard.jason at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Marc,
> 
> The program is being run by Telenav, my guess is that they are mostly interested in capturing road signs for navigation, rather than POI's. 
> 
> Jason
> 
>> On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 8:22 AM, Marc Sevigny <marc.sevigny at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I was enthusiastic after reading that there could be data similar to Google Streetview on OSM.  When I read about the dash cam, I immediately questioned the usability.  Not capturing the side views renders the images not very useful.  I just picked a random place where openstreetcam is available (in Manhattan) and sure enough, you can see the limitations.  You cannot see any details of the street scape (can you name a single business or see the buildings?) only the roadway.  If the camera is not positioned right, the data is not helpful at all.  The dirt on the windshield interferes with the imagery.  Night time capture should be rejected.
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>> http://openstreetcam.org/details/1135367/347/track-info
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