[OSM-talk] Video inputs to OpenStreetView

[Erik Johansson]

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Mike N.<niceman at att.net> wrote:
> From: "Elena of Valhalla" <elena.valhalla at gmail.com>
>
>>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
>>>> Is 640x480 good enough?
>>> ;) ofcourse we want 1080p ;)
>>
>> is 640x480 good enough e.g to read street names and other signs?
>
> http://home.att.net/~niceman/VidCap1.jpg
>
>   I took that yesterday from a helmet cam 1280 X 720.   Generally I cannot
> read street signs across the street.   This one is partially blurred by
> motion.
>

Have you guys tried to take photos of signs with street names? You
need a steady hand, and you aren't going to get a better results by
using an video from a bike mounted cam.

Though the video is very useful for other things, micro mapping.

/Emj