[OSM-talk] open source gps logger + map viewer?

[Mike Collinson]

I've written a C# Pocket PC application that logs and exports GPS 
data to GPX . It also allows logging of waypoints to the left, centre 
and right of the track.  The waypoints can then be exported directly 
as OSM nodes along with the correct tags, for example amenity=fuel 
for petrol/gas stations.

I am happy to make source available but is not strictly open source 
at present.  The GPS parsing / serial driver uses an affordable but 
commercial components library.  I've tried to write it in a modular 
fashion so that that could be ripped out and replaced with completely 
open source libraries/code.  I'm not going to do that personally, but 
if someone would like to collaborate, I'd be delighted.  As far as I 
can tell there is no freeware or opensource PDA logger available 
except for GPSProxy which is not primarily a logger.

Also, if any patient person would like to help me check whether the 
binaries will install on other PocketPCs, (I can only check my 
Windows Mobile 5 / arm processor iPAQ), I would appreciate that.  I 
need to make the waypoint presets user-configurable and improve some 
exception handling before making it generally available to OSM 
members.  <drum_bang>I'm already using it for OSM mapping and it has 
been very useful for recording POIs, traffic lights and side-turns 
not explored.</drum_bang>

Mike
Manila

PS displaying live GPS track on top of any background image, such as 
an OSM render, is my next but not urgent goal.

At 04:42 AM 20/01/2007, norbert--h at web.de wrote:
>Hi, I'd like to start mapping for osm. I have been looking for free 
>software for Pocket PCs (T-Mobile MDA) that allows GPX data export. 
>As far as I can see the shareware programs linked by osm all have 
>some strong limitations like 8 minutes time limit or the like.
>
>Does no open source software exist that
>- logs GPS data and exports as GPX
>- displays GPS tracks (on top of any background image)
>- displays SVG maps, possibly with extra functions like finding streets?
>
>If some software is capable of partial tasks, I'd like to improve 
>that software. But where do I start?
>
>Norbert