[OSM-talk] Off line OSM editing application with scrolling map for use in remote areas

[Michael Collinson]

At 06:01 PM 10/19/2007, Nick Whitelegg wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>Got the feeling that this was discussed at SOTM but I can't remember the
>exact software that was discussed.
>
>Someone I know has an idea of doing OSM mapping in remote parts of Africa
>where there is no internet access, using a laptop or possibly PDA. The
>idea is, all the OSM data for the area would be pre-loaded into the
>application before they go, then while they're out there they construct
>OSM data offline as they're travelling round.  As they move round, if
>there is a GPS unit plugged into the laptop the map could scroll.
>
>There would also need to be some system of uploading all the new data when
>they return to avoid conflicts.
>
>Is anyone working in this area?

I don't recall anything at SOTM, perhaps I was asleep again.  Such an 
initiative would be of interest for folks wrestling with dial-up access too.

I'm grindingly slowly developing a PDA C#/.NET application - I've got 
the logger part and the ability to create OSM POI nodes working and 
have been playing with OSM data display.  I think though that 
Java-based development would be more applicable - more platforms and 
the possibility to tie in with JOSM and the GPS unit module.

Mike
Stockholm