[OSM-talk] POI collection methods

[Svavar Kjarrval]

Thanks all for your responses.

I decided to enable geotagging for my photos and use OsmTracker for
tracking (1 sec interval). Then I load the gpx file and the photos into
JOSM where I put the POIs into OSM. Yesterday I marked in a bit more
than 200 POIs and today might bring in rougly the same amount.

So far, so good.

- Svavar Kjarrval

On 31/07/12 07:42, Toby Murray wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Svavar Kjarrval <svavar at kjarrval.is> wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I'm trying to collect POI information en masse in my home town by taking
>> daily walks in different areas each day. I use the program OsmPad to
>> collect housenumbers and it's good for that purpose but I have to stop
>> for awhile when typing in additional information like a housename or
>> construction year. Now I'm trying to collect information about POIs like
>> shops and other amenities; I discovered that it would take an even
>> greater time if I were to use the same method for them, nevermind that
>> OsmPad was not designed for such a massive amount of information.
>>
>> It started to hit me that I needed a method which would enable me to
>> quickly collect the information and continue with my walk, sorting out
>> the information later, or handing it over for someone else to type in.
>>
>> I started to look into other programs and stumbled upon OSMTracker and
>> noticed a photo feature and a voice recorder. Sadly, I cannot move the
>> cursor around to configure the coordinates. Otherwise it would solve my
>> problem because then I'd be able to take a picture of the entrance and
>> know where on the building it was. When I'm fairly close to buildings,
>> there's a danger of the GPS chip losing contact with satellites and the
>> GPS coordinates to be less accurate. Also, it could be hard for someone
>> else to review my data and know where exactly I'm pointing the camera.
>>
>> What methods do you use? Are there any programs for Android which could
>> fit my needs?
> You don't have to get everything right down to the centimeter. I
> wouldn't worry too much about a little lost accuracy here and there.
> If you're using OsmTracker then I assume you are editing in JOSM after
> you get home where you can review your trace and correct for any
> obvious GPS drifting. I've used OsmTracker a fair amount, sometimes in
> a car, sometimes on foot. Note for car use: It geotags pictures at the
> time that you exit the camera and return to OsmTracker, not when the
> picture was actually taken. If you are traveling at 70 mph this can be
> a big difference :)
>
> The other good option is to use a standalone GPS device and a camera.
> Dedicated GPS devices tend to have better antennas than phones so you
> don't have to worry about losing accuracy as much. Then you can match
> the trace from the GPS device to your pictures based on timestamp in
> JOSM and do your editing there where you can also reference aerial
> imagery, assuming Bing has some in your area.
>
> Other Android apps are OsmAnd which lets you add POIs and upload them
> directly to OSM from your phone. But it only allows you to capture
> name and opening hours.
>
> There is also Vespucci which is pretty powerful but will also be slow
> to use on the go. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Vespucci
>
> Toby
>
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