[OSM-talk] Tracklog upload directly from PDA

[SteveC]

gpx does dop :)

http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1/#type_wptType

It used be imported with a bunch of other things but 99% of GPX files
only had lat,lng,timestamp so it was a waste of time and removed.

On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 11:17 +0100, Nick Black wrote:
> 
> 
> On 4/18/07, J.D. Schmidt <jdsmobile at gmail.com> wrote:
>         Lars Aronsson skrev:
>           This should
>         > mean I can shortcut my local host computer.  Should I try to
>         run
>         > Gpsbabel on the PDA, or should the OSM website be modified
>         to
>         > accept raw NMEA files by running Gpsbabel on the webserver? 
>         
>         +1 on YOU running Gpsbabel. GPX is more structured, and even
>         more  human
>         readable than a raw NMEA log.
> 
> True.  We were talking about NMEA in Essen.  Someone pointed out that
> the DOP values that NMEA records could potentially let you do quite
> cool things if you aggregate enough information.  For example you
> could begin to derive 3D building outlines based on the visibiltiy of
> different satellites.  This excites me and makes me want to collect
> NMEA.  But this is openstreetmap, not open building outlines, so maybe
> its for a whole other project? 
> 
> 
>  
> 
>         There is IMHO no advantage for OSM, to accept raw NMEA logs.
>         OSM accepts the de facto standard interchange format, GPX, for
>         trackfiles. 
>         
>         There even exists several websites where you can upload your
>         NMEA log,
>         and they will convert the file and let you download a GPX
>         file. Adam
>         Schneider's gpsvisualizer ( http://www.gpsvisualizer.com )
>         website is
>         well worth bookmarking in its own right, and the online
>         converter
>         facilities are just what you want for your situation. AND it's
>         usuable
>         on mobile devices. I utilize it often with my Symbian based
>         S-E P990i 
>         cellphone.
>         
>         J.D. "Dutch" Schmidt
>         
>         
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