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

[Robert (Jamie) Munro]

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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 know how difficult this would be to impliment, but a good
solution to this may be to allow JOSM to work with some sort of database
backend, rather than in-memory java objects. The idea would then be that
you can load a whole planet file (or at least the whole UK) into JOSM,
and it not become intolerably slow.

Robert (Jamie) Munro
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