[OSM-talk] Is *just* tracing useful?

[Dave Stubbs]

On 07/09/07, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > This is basically the question: Is it better than a whole load of
> > white space on the map?
>
> For the end user an unnamed street is certainly better than no street
> at all ("take the third right..."). For the mapper, perhaps less so
> as it obscures the "todo" things but this can be overcome if you
> develop the right technology. For example, you can load the "maplint"
> layer on your Garmin GPS, so nameless roads will be highlighted and
> if you happen to be in the vicinity, you just go there and make a
> note - this has been used successfully in near-complete Karlsruhe to
> fill the gaps.



This sounds very cool.
Is there a how-to for this somewhere?


Bye
> Frederik
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