[OSM-talk] Helmet cameras for mapping?

[Steve Bennett]

Thanks for that. I'll probably get the GoPro Helmet Hero HD, as I like
the look of the timelapse modes.

On a tangent, this weekend I went out to map a couple of
walking/mountain biking paths. Rode 100km, including about 50km of
trails that weren't on OSM. Got back home and discovered that my most
recent firmware update had introduced a bug from Garmin which, you
guessed it, causes catastrophic data loss. I'm glad the ride was fun,
because as an OSM excursion it was a complete waste of a very long day
(5:30am to 11pm).

Steve

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Mike N. <niceman at att.net> wrote:
>>> I have the ContourHD, and while it's a fantastic sports cam, it's not
>>> close
>>> enough to usable for reading street signs from just one street-width
>>> away.
>>
>> Hmm, good to know. What if you're below the sign and looking up?
>
>  Yes, it does capture a readable sign image for the near case, provided that
> you're not facing the sun (a problem for any cam).   It takes a bit of
> practice to get the aim correct for looking up at the sign as well - in my
> case my eye to laser aim was different for looking up than when looking
> down.
>
>> Presumably it would be easily good enough for things like tracking the
>> surface of bike paths, bridges, junctions etc.
>
>  Perfect for that - I've even used it to capture house numbers posted on the
> mailbox when the numbers are large and have good contrast.
>
>
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