[OSM-talk] Galaxy S3 for Mapping

Andrew Harvey andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 2 03:48:24 UTC 2015


I ensure I leave the app osmtracker tracking in the background, at least
this way I can ensure that the GPS is constantly trying to get a fix, as
the camera app may only try to get a GPS fix while it's active which might
not leave enough time to get that fix?
On 02/02/2015 12:52 pm, "Mike Thompson" <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Normally I use a point-and-shoot camera and a Garmin GPS 60Cx while
> mapping.  I correlate the photos to the GPX using the time stamps in
> JOSM.  Works great!  I thought I would try my Galaxy S3 and let it
> geotag the photos taken with its camera with its GPS.  What I got was
> five or six photos all at the exact same spot on the map, even though
> they were taken 100s of meters apart.  This was followed by another
> group in a different location, and so on.  The Galaxy's GPS was turned
> on, and I had a clear view of the sky.  Any idea what went wrong and
> how to correct it next time?
>
> Mike
>
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