[OSM-talk] potlatch and gps data with no time stamp

[Richard Fairhurst]

Nicola Ranaldo wrote:

> I uploaded a gpx trace with no valid time stamp (unix epoch).
> In potlatch this is not handled correctly (zigzag lines).
> Can it be fixed?

Potlatch uses the timestamps to order the points so it can draw lines  
between them. The OSM db doesn't have any other fields to store the  
order of the points.

If you're "faking" timestamps, set them to

- point 1: epoch
- point 2: epoch+1
- point 3: epoch+2
- point 4: epoch+3
- etc.

cheers
Richard