[Openstreetmap] So, er, what now?

[SteveC]

* @ 19/10/05 07:52:00 PM noodles at earth.li wrote:
> So. I've linked Norwich to London:
> 
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit/view-map.html?lat=52.20&lon=1.0&scale=0.0035
> 
> and now I find myself wondering "What now?". Are there any apps out
> there that can make use of the OSM data? Is anyone working on linking
> GPSDrive or RoadMap to it? Is it possible to get a dump of the whole of
> the UK, to use with an in car PC for example?

Dump of the whole UK should be grabable via the REST interface, add a
bug and I'll do one especially.

GPSDrive: there was a (german, I think) gpsdrive developer who got in
contact but did't have much time. I can dig that out if you want. My
advoice would be to just start hacking it and announce it on the
gpsdrive list.

What next? In the image you link to you see a track across the north
sea. Delete it, and the two or four spurious large lines? Delete the
track down the thames that shouldn't be there?

And, of course, map more areas :-) Close bugs, work on the slippy
javascript draggable interface?

> I've been trying to convince various people I know to get involved with
> OSM (including one who works with GPS tracking of trucks), but I'm not
> quite sure what I can show them as benefits other than the maps on the
> website?

Show them a copy of the poster we have for sale, and say they could get
a ton of publicity if they give us the data?

have fun,

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