[OSM-talk] (re) mapping party in Mexico DF
I'll have a short notice trip to Mexico city from Aug 8 to Aug 12 and I would love to take the opportunity to get some people together for a (re) mapping party [1]. Let me know if you're interested. I'm thinking of Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday, field papers, GPS, maybe also a sit down workshop if desired. * Tengo un viaje a corto plazo a Mexico DF, del 8 de Agosto hasta el día de 12. Me gustaría tomar la oportunidad para reunirse y (re)mapear [1] en uno o algunos de estes días. Dejame saber si te interesa. Estoy pensando en Jueves, Viernes y / o Sabado. Podríamos salír con field papers y GPS, pero también puede ser un taller. [1] http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=redactionbot&lon=-99.12732&lat=19.43428&zoom=12&opacity=1.00&overlays=overview,bot_point_superseded,bot_line_superseded_cp,bot_line_superseded,bot_point_modified,bot_line_modified_cp,bot_line_modified,bot_point_deleted,bot_line_deleted_cp,bot_line_deleted Alex Barth http://twitter.com/lxbarth tel (+1) 202 250 3633 ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] New study on OSM from the University of Heidelberg (OpenStreetMap study shows around 192, 000 active users)
FYI: there is a new study available from the university of Heidelberg regarding OSM. Please see http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/OpenStreetMap-study-shows-around-192-000-active-users-1656609.html (English Info from Heise) http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenStreetMap-Studie-zaehlt-192-000-aktive-Nutzer-1656261.html (German Info from Heise) http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/1/2/146 (a very short abstract and the link for download the article as PDF) Title of the article: "Analyzing the Contributor Activity of a Volunteered Geographic Information Project — The Case of OpenStreetMap" The article from Pascal Neis and Prof. Alexander Zipf (in English) is freele downloadable. Best regards, Michael. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] We have started to accept hotel reservation for SotM Tokyo!
Hi We have started to accept hotel reservation for SotM Tokyo! Sorry short notice. 1st dead line: Aug. 3rd Please submit to our form. http://www.stateofthemap.org/accommodation/ And Welcome to JAPAN. --- in Japanese SotM会場付近のホテルを仮予約してあります。 ショートノーティスで恐縮ですが、8/ 3までを一時締め切りとしまして、 先着順に割り振り致します。 精算は当日払い（クレジット可）になります。 http://www.stateofthemap.org/accommodation/ Regards, from Taichi, a vice-president of OSM Foundation Japan -- ## Taichi FURUHASHI(MAPconcierge Inc. President) ## MAPconcierge satellite office at http://goo.gl/VgWD6 in NOMAD NEW'SBASE ## Vice-President of OpenStreetMap Foundation Japan with sinsai.info project ## Director of the OSGeo Foundation Japan ## Researcher of the center for spatial info. science, univ.of Tokyo ## TEL/Skype&Twitter&LI&FB: 070-6401-5963 / http://about.me/mapconcierge ## URL/Mail: http://www.mapconcierge.jp tai...@mapconcierge.jp ## GPS/GigaPan/UAV Shop: http://gpsconcierge.jp ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] Registration for SOTM US is open!
Hi all, I'm excited to announce that we just opened registration for State Of The Map US in Portland, Oct 13-14! Head over to http://stateofthemap.us/ to register to attend. There's a $30 discount for paid-up OSM US Chapter members. That's more than the annual Chapter membership fee, so if you aren't already, become a member now! You can do that here: http://www.openstreetmap.us/membership/join/ Do you want to submit a talk or session? We're looking forward to seeing your proposals! There is a form on the SOTM US web site, and I will send out a separate email with deadlines, themes etc. in a little bit. I hope to see you all in Portland! -- martijn van exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] POI collection methods
Am 31.07.2012 01:23, schrieb Svavar Kjarrval: What methods do you use? Are there any programs for Android which could fit my needs? Please look at http://yapis.eu/?id=0&lang=en - although it's web based mapping, it works fine on mobile devices. You can even upload EXIF-geotagged JPEGs and move a pointer then to fix the position. Cheers, -moenk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] POI collection methods
On 31/07/2012 00:23, Svavar Kjarrval wrote: What methods do you use? Are there any programs for Android which could fit my needs? JOSM is capable of synchronising any continuously recorded audio to a GPS track with waypoints. So if you can create a waypoint with a single click and then dictate the information, this shows up in JOSM as a button which when you press it jumps to that part of the audio. I don't kbnow what Android apps do that, but the point is JOSM is quite flexible at the desktop end. If you end up with a MP3, you can convert to WAV using Audacity or similar. I use a stand alone Olympus digital voice recorder - the audio doesn't have to be recorded on the same device as the GPS. http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/AudioMapping David ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] POI collection methods
hi, regarding address mapping I use keypadmapper2, because on my phone osmpad has problems due to the low resolution.. regarding poi collecting I moved from osmtracker to geopaparazzi, it has notes, geotagged photos and vocal notes and uses mapsforge if you want to take notes more precisely. has also a osm specific mode to compile tag specific forms. regards, stefano Il giorno 31/lug/2012 01:26, "Svavar Kjarrval" ha scritto: > 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? > > With regards, > Svavar Kjarrval > > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] POI collection methods
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Svavar Kjarrval 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 ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
