Hi all, first post to the list - hope this is of interest.
The background to my question is working is areas where map coverage is poor (e.g. parts of Africa). Sometimes only low-res satellite/bing imagery is available, sometimes obscured by clouds. In some low populated areas a GPS trace could be useful to map out roads connecting settlements (despite inaccuracies of GPS). There are many great OSM apps out there, including apps for recording traces (e.g. OSM tracker, etc). However, unless I've missed it, I would say that none of those apps is suitable for the "non-technical" user. Indeed, we've tried using various such apps, and it's been difficult in terms of usability. Is there interest in (or is anybody working on) creating an very simple-to-use app that allows "non-technical" users to contribute OSM information? E.g. a large red button for recording a trace with automatic upload (optimised for poorly internet connected environments, e.g. wait for wifi, upload in chunks etc; information submitted with GPS accuracy information). (There are of course issues with GPS traces, so perhaps automated capture of GPS traces is not that useful.) Many thanks! Bjoern
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