[OSM-talk] to all potlatch and JOSM users - automatic simplification of geometry

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2009/8/9 John Smith <delta_foxtrot at yahoo.com>:
> --- On Sun, 9/8/09, Stefan de Konink <stefan at konink.de> wrote:
>> Already saw an OSM editor supporting realigning Yahoo
>> Imagery based on
>> existing points?
>
> Not automatically, but JOSM can shift the yahoo image to align it to known points then you just move nodes/ways as needed.

AFAIK potlatch can do this as well, it is much better than nothing but
it doesn't do a full job if the image needs warping (instead of
moving). Without the original imagery you will also get worse results
because yahoo already manipulated the images, now you do it again, in
the end the details that normally could have been on the limit of
visibility will disappear.

cheers,
Martin