Re: [OSM-talk] Filling in the gaps in the map with crowdsourcing techniques

2016-09-25 Thread Oleksiy Muzalyev
On 25.09.16 20:11, john whelan wrote: If we go back in time OSM started with people cycling round carrying a GPS tracker device and photographing street signs. Now we have other ways of collecting data and to be honest often it's a matter of ensuring what we have in the map is up to date.

Re: [OSM-talk] Filling in the gaps in the map with crowdsourcing techniques

2016-09-25 Thread Svavar Kjarrval
Personally I prefer to take GPS tagged photographs when trying to pinpoint something outside. However, this method doesn't (reliably) work everywhere (e.g. in urban canyons). When the signal is too weak for a GPS fix or non-existent, there are other methods to resort to. For example specialised app

Re: [OSM-talk] Filling in the gaps in the map with crowdsourcing techniques

2016-09-25 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone > Il giorno 25 set 2016, alle ore 20:11, john whelan ha > scritto: > > Vescuppi would work but again if we are to make of use the crowdsourcing > techniques in some ways pioneered by HOT of maperthons and iD we need > something simple and a way to focus in on those element

[OSM-talk] Filling in the gaps in the map with crowdsourcing techniques

2016-09-25 Thread john whelan
If we go back in time OSM started with people cycling round carrying a GPS tracker device and photographing street signs. Now we have other ways of collecting data and to be honest often it's a matter of ensuring what we have in the map is up to date. Imagery is fine as far as it goes but it fall