Richard Fairhurst wrote: > Frederik Ramm wrote: > >> To be honest, I think that GPS traces are horribly overrated and >> will only further diminish in importance for OSM. I wouldn't spend >> a lot of time reinventing anything to do with GPS traces. >> > > Why's that? > > For those of you in countries with NMAs that release things, or in urban > areas where there's satellite imagery, maybe you can do without them. But in > 95% of the British land mass there is no other way of mapping. > > Not only that, but GPS mapping is also the best "selling point" for future mapping enthusiasts: going outdoors and doing something in the real world, not just tracing over satellite imagery on your computer.
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