[OSM-talk] IoW coastlines

David Groom reviews at pacific-rim.net
Thu Aug 17 15:41:49 BST 2006


I've just walked about 1.5km of coastline in Bembridge, and uploaded the GPS 
tracks to the server.

A comparison with the PGS data confirms what I had already thought, in that 
in general the PGS data is a little to the south of where it should be.

Screenshot from JOSM is now on page 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Almien_coastlines_%28PGS%29

David


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "OJW" <streetmap at blibbleblobble.co.uk>
To: <talk at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:09 PM
Subject: [OSM-talk] IoW coastlines


>I walked this concrete roadway:
>
> http://flickr.com/photos/ojw/145191888/
>
> in Shanklin, so we have a GPS trace right on top of the high-tide line to 
> compare with ("beach top path" in OSM). The error does seem to be in the 
> 5-20 metre range.
>


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