[Openstreetmap] major db refactoring and GPS data

[SteveC]

* @ 20/01/06 09:31:55 PM lars at aronsson.se wrote:
> SteveC wrote:
> 
> > So given we have 14 or 15 million rows with 4 unused columns and 
> > I don't recall anyone really wanting that data parsed and 
> > stored... should we keep it?
> 
> In my opinion the uploaded GPX files are the raw source material, 
> which should be treated with the same archival respect as ancient 
> papyrus scrolls, and the database is merely a live cache that only 
> should contain what the current application uses.  Change the 
> database as you wish, but never throw away the original uploads.

You're absolutely right. I did throw the uploads away to start with but
now the files are stored, and have been for some time.

> This raises the question about a tracklog archive, something that 
> I have mentioned earlier on another list:
> 
> When you upload your GPX files to OpenStreetMap, you have agreed 
> to share them according to a Creative Commons license, but 
> currently there is no way for other users to download your GPX 
> files.  Would you be upset or think twice before uploading again 
> if this was possible?  What are the social risks of sharing?

Planned feature is to allow you to make GPX files public for other
people to grab. My feeling is that people want this to be opt-in rather
than out.

You can download your original file or if before the archive began then
it'll reconstruct it from db data.

have fun,

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