Re: [talk-ph] PNR back on track
Yes, the PNR tracks from the Tutuban area to Alabang are on the map - however, the tracks are "extended" to a point between Valenzuela and Meycauayan in the north and somewhere between Tiaong and Candelaria (both in Quezon province) in the south. There are some stations added/edited between Tutuban and Alabang since a year ago, but I've managed to add two stations south of Alabang (Pacita Complex, San Pablo) during that time as well. Maybe we should map the entire PNR line up to Bicol (and "link up" with the lines added in Candelaria and Lucena ) if the entire line is completed within two years (my estimate). BTW, the old PNR trains are/were still in operation until possibly the time of the reopening. --- On Wed, 7/15/09, maning sambale wrote: Hi, INQ reported that the PNR is operational again with new trains (yellow curtains) up to Alabang. The Bicol route will soon operate by next year (?). Is it in the map already? ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
[talk-ph] mapping request for a small city
Hi, Just want to let you know that we are being requested to map small city up north. All expense will be paid including possibly a small take home sum. ;) I'm still arranging the details how long it should take, costs, equipment, etc. On the top of my mind, my plan is to map all primary and secondary highway, POIs. Then conduct a training to local people on how to maintain the map for updates. This would be a very intensive mapping effort if anyone is willing to join for maybe a week or so of mapping, raise you hand! If you have other ideas just let me know. -- cheers, maning -- "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] GPS reservation request
Ronny Ager-Wick - Develo Ltd. wrote, On Friday, 17 July, 2009 06:38 PM: >> The only 'gotcha' with the GT-31 is that its waypoints dump needs to be >> converted to a recognisable format on a windows box. So you'd sidestep that >> if you were logging directly to TangoGPS. > That gotcha is definitely a big gotcha. I don't stock windoze computers, > so that would be pretty annoying. *Does anyone know of any gps loggers > that can be bought for a reasonable amount of money that does NOT use > some obscure proprietary file format?* Just to clarify ... the Tracks are OK - they're logged in Nmea format and can be turned into gpx with gpsbabel. The waypoint dumps are in some weird format: Invisibly translated under Windows, with the supplied software, but a bit of a pain with Linux. So you'd only need the windows box for converting the dumps, after mapping. Or if you're plugged into tangoGPS, then no problem, you can just take waypoints in the software directly. Here is the reply from Locosys on 4th March. " The conversion can be done by using NAVILINK utility. However NAVILINK only support Windows platform. GPSBabel 1.3.6 does not support the binary format conversion yet. We are checking with GPSbabel author if it is possible to add the feature in next release." So its possible it might be OK by now. Jim -- datalude: information security e: j...@datalude.com Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 920 912 5830 Hong Kong: +852 9100 7586 w: http://www.datalude.com/ ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] GPS reservation request
Jim Morgan wrote: > Ronny Ager-Wick - Develo Ltd. wrote, On Tuesday, 14 July, 2009 06:52 PM: > >> Thanks Jim, that is very useful! Will definitely check out one of those >> converters. >> > > You can probably get them anywhere, but I just found them on that site > recently. > Yep, I was aware of their existence, I just didn't realize they were so cheap :) > >> I was thinking of simply collecting all the data and process it when we >> come home to Magalang, but it seems increasingly intriguing to bring a >> laptop and do edits directly on the "road". Do you know if usable >> packages exit for Ubuntu that can act as a GPS with one of the loggers >> connected to the USB port? >> > > According to Maning, the guys in Davao did just that: > >> The davao guys murlwe and smackcode used the gpstogo units with tangogps: >> http://mapping.ideacampdavao.com/2009/06/diy-gps-navigation-rig.html >> This is perfect for mapping from a car, which is fortunately most of the time. However, if I go on a long trip on foot, the laptop will eventually run out of battery, so I can't depend on logging straight to TagoGPS all the time. > > I'm not sure how that worked exactly, but tangoGPS uses gpsd, so anything > that can communicate with that will work. I was using a bluetooth dongle, > but a USB connection would work just as well, as long as Ubuntu recognises > it. You have to fiddle with rfcomm a bit I seem to remember. Hopefully those > pointers will give you enough to go on. > > USB -> rfcomm -> gpsd -> TangoGPS > > The only 'gotcha' with the GT-31 is that its waypoints dump needs to be > converted to a recognisable format on a windows box. So you'd sidestep that > if you were logging directly to TangoGPS. > > Jim > > Very useful, Jim! Thanks a lot for that. That gotcha is definitely a big gotcha. I don't stock windoze computers, so that would be pretty annoying. *Does anyone know of any gps loggers that can be bought for a reasonable amount of money that does NOT use some obscure proprietary file format?* I'm still in the UK so I can get one from here if needed. I could always use my dusty old Win2k VM, which I'm sure I can dig out from my backup hard drive somewhere, but I can't remember if USB was even invented at that time, not do I know if it will work in VMWare. But I really just want to avoid reliance on proprietary stuff. I want to be able to help others with this after I've done it, and people that know me knows very well that I will never say "then just start up Windows to download and convert this file". There must be a better solution. Will search for some linux friendly GPS loggers on Amazon later :) Ronny. ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] GPS reservation request
Ronny Ager-Wick - Develo Ltd. wrote, On Tuesday, 14 July, 2009 06:52 PM: > Thanks Jim, that is very useful! Will definitely check out one of those > converters. You can probably get them anywhere, but I just found them on that site recently. > I was thinking of simply collecting all the data and process it when we > come home to Magalang, but it seems increasingly intriguing to bring a > laptop and do edits directly on the "road". Do you know if usable > packages exit for Ubuntu that can act as a GPS with one of the loggers > connected to the USB port? According to Maning, the guys in Davao did just that: > The davao guys murlwe and smackcode used the gpstogo units with tangogps: > http://mapping.ideacampdavao.com/2009/06/diy-gps-navigation-rig.html I'm not sure how that worked exactly, but tangoGPS uses gpsd, so anything that can communicate with that will work. I was using a bluetooth dongle, but a USB connection would work just as well, as long as Ubuntu recognises it. You have to fiddle with rfcomm a bit I seem to remember. Hopefully those pointers will give you enough to go on. USB -> rfcomm -> gpsd -> TangoGPS The only 'gotcha' with the GT-31 is that its waypoints dump needs to be converted to a recognisable format on a windows box. So you'd sidestep that if you were logging directly to TangoGPS. Jim -- datalude: information security e: j...@datalude.com Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 920 912 5830 Hong Kong: +852 9100 7586 w: http://www.datalude.com/ ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
