[OSM-talk] Some observations from a newcomer

[SteveC]

* @ 12/10/06 01:08:41 PM thomas at walraet.com wrote:
> Lars Aronsson a écrit :
> > 
> > Now here is where you can easily waste your effort, by driving 
> > around while having poor reception. A lot depends on your receiver 
> > and antenna and how you position it, basic radio reception stuff.  
> > Don't blindly trust the accuracy given on the display.  Find out 
> > how the antenna element is positioned within your receiver and how 
> > you should hold or mount it for better signal quality.  Higher is 
> > better, try an external antenna on the car's roof. Try different 
> > tricks and record the same road many times to see how well you can 
> > do.  Or just record your position while sitting still, to see how 
> > much it moves around.
> 
> I just don't record tracks when there's not enough satellites in view.
> 
> And if I plan to bike a few hours in the WE just for OSM purpose, I try 
> to choose when to do it with this page :
> http://mappinghacks.com/projects/gpscal/query.shtml

Why? If it's because of urban canyons it's not worth it:

http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2005-March/000414.html

have fun,

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