[OSM-talk] cooperative mapping

[Tom Hughes]

In message <bf60a2e10708112056r64a85737s1a963a7faf4e3119 at mail.gmail.com>
          "Jeffrey Martin" <dogshed at gmail.com> wrote:

> The data collector upload tracks with bogus points edited out.
> (I figured out how to do this, but it's not easy.)

I'm not quite sure what counts as a "bogus point" or how you would
identify one - gpsbabel can do filtering based on DOP if you want to
get rid of points where there was accurate fix, but in my experience
it isn't that helpful.

So you could upload gpsbabel filtered traces if you wanted.

> The tracks display with arrows so one can see where the data collector was
> going and what direction.

You can get josm to join up the GPS points if you want. I'm not sure
if it draw arrows or lines though, as it isn't a feature I ever use.

> The data collector uploads waypoints with notes for points or groups of
> points.

An interesting idea. I look forward to somebody providing a path to
implement it ;-)

> When JOSM downloads from the server it should download this raw or semi-raw
> data as separate layers from the mapping data. This way the mapper can go
> back and forth between the two without having the notes and such clutter up
> the finished product. Also, the mapper doesn't have to go back and delete
> waypoints from the finished product. The notes are still available for
> review.

GPS data is already downloaded in a separate layer, and I imagine that
if GPS waypoints were supported they would also be in a separate layer.

Tom

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