[OSM-talk] Suggestion more complete mapping verifactiion

[Martijn van Oosterhout]

On 9/18/07, D Tucny <d at tucny.com> wrote:
> I've been down Heddon Street, not with a GPS, but, I've been there, eaten
> there, drank there etc... from what I remember it's quite a small 'alley'
> with reasonably tall buildings on each side with little natural light making
> it's way in...

Oh fer crying out loud. If you know the street is there and you know
the name, just add your best guess. From the sounds of it it's going
to at least as good as any GPS traces.

People place far too much emphasis on the accuracy of their GPS. Any
car going down that street is going to have exactly the same problem
and the navigator will compensate for it. The map is never going to be
accurate to the metre level anyway, so don't be so pedantic.
Estimating distances from memory works well in many cases.

It more important that the road be there than that it be millimetre
accurate. At some point in the future someone may get a trace, then
someone can fix it.

Have a nice day,
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog at gmail.com> http://svana.org/kleptog/