[Openstreetmap] My first GPX upload.. possible problems

SteveC steve at fractalus.com
Thu Jul 14 08:43:44 BST 2005


* @ 14/07/05 02:15:10 AM alex at moreati.org.uk wrote:
> After much procrastination I've uploaded the first of my GPX trails to
> OSM.. and I fear I may have broken the server.
> 
> The file was track-trial-20050405aw.gpx.gz, a GPX 1.0 file with approx
> 20000 points in a single trkseg.

Your gpx uploaded fine

> The following url for instance does not return an image:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit/viewMap.jsp?searchTerm=52.540013
> +1.846661&searchType=Lat%2FLon&from=frontpage

You found a bug where it broke if their wern't any lines to display.
Fixed!

> Those firing up the applet from that page shows no points, which I
> believe centres it on that area.

Your longitude was the wrong side of the meridian - that is it was
positive not negative :-) Not that you should care, see below:

> Does this mean the file didn't upload
> correctly?

I can see the beginning of your track here:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit/applet.jsp?lat=52.51685&lon=-1.79887&scale=10404.917

> software I've used does not split the <trk> into multiple <trkseg>
> elements, will this be a problem?

Nope, its fine.

Sorry for this, its a crappy usability issue that your gpx page should
let you jump to each gpx on the map. Its on the todo list.

have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com http://www.fractalus.com/steve/




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