[OSM-talk] gps traces on android

Clifford Snow clifford at snowandsnow.us
Sat Jun 2 16:24:41 BST 2012


On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 4:33 AM, Renato <rennabh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, I'm very new to OSM and not sure if this is the best place to
> ask, so sorry if I'm off topic.
>
> I'd like to view pubblic gps traces on my android phone, and possibly
> record some new ones with its gps... is it possible?
>
> So far I've found out Androzic which is nice, and I can view Mapnik,
> however it's not clear to me if I can view public gps traces from it...
>
> Also, how do I view public gps traces them online/from the pc? I've
> found route converter but I seem to understand you have to manually
> download a gps trace in order to see it... I'd like for it to download
> automatically all the traces in a certain area and display them on the
> map.
>

Welcome to OSM.

You might be better off asking the question on the  newbies mailing list,
but I'll try to help.

OSM gives you the ability to convert traces you made into streets and
paths.  You can do this through Potlatch on your PC.  With Potlatch you can
upload your traces you made with your phone.  Using those traces you can
create ways.  The wiki has tutorials to help you get started.  If you use
another persons gpx traces, make sure that you have the right to map those
traces into OSM.  Again, the wiki can help you understand what you can and
can't add.

BTW, I use OSMTracker for Android to capture my gpx tracks and Mapzen POI
Collector to capture points of interest.

Good luck,
Clifford
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