Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-21 Thread Rob Nickerson
Phil, From what I can see the technology is used to detect a limited set of signs only (e.g. Speed limits), rather than reading town names/road reference numbers/etc. There are a few different ways to do this which you can find by searching online, but generally the steps are: 1. Detect presence

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-20 Thread NopMap
Paul Johnson-3 wrote Sounds like all the more reason to try this. Not a good idea. If you break anything trying to hack into the driver assistance functions, you might cause an accident, either directly by malfunctions of the driver assistance or indirectly by distracting the driver with

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-20 Thread Jean-Marc Liotier
On 04/20/2013 09:20 AM, NopMap wrote: Paul Johnson-3 wrote Sounds like all the more reason to try this. Not a good idea. If you break anything trying to hack into the driver assistance functions, you might cause an accident, either directly by malfunctions of the driver assistance or

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-20 Thread Jean-Marc Liotier
On 04/20/2013 11:37 AM, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote: On 04/20/2013 09:20 AM, NopMap wrote: Paul Johnson-3 wrote Sounds like all the more reason to try this. Not a good idea. If you break anything trying to hack into the driver assistance functions, you might cause an accident, either directly

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-20 Thread Anders Arnholm
Jean-Marc Liotier skrev 2013-04-20 11:42: On 04/20/2013 11:37 AM, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote: Passively sniffing the CAN bus Or would that be the MOST bus nowadays ? My knowledge of automotive technology is hazy... Probably one of the many CAN busses.

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-20 Thread Philip Barnes
On Sat, 2013-04-20 at 11:37 +0200, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote: On 04/20/2013 09:20 AM, NopMap wrote: Paul Johnson-3 wrote Sounds like all the more reason to try this. Not a good idea. If you break anything trying to hack into the driver assistance functions, you might cause an accident,

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-19 Thread Jeffrey Ollie
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Jean-Marc Liotier j...@liotier.org wrote: Automotive environments are not known for their openness so I'm not holding my breath - but the potential for massive widely distributed automated data collection is worth starting to watch the topic. I don't know much

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-19 Thread NopMap
Jean-Marc Liotier wrote On learning that, any normal Openstreetmap user immediately wonders how to access the log. Is anyone here aware of connectivity and API for those systems ? I am working in the automotive business and I can assure you that manufacturers are doing everything in their

Re: [OSM-talk] Extracting data from traffic sign recognition aboard modern cars ?

2013-04-19 Thread Paul Johnson
Sounds like all the more reason to try this. On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:01 PM, NopMap ekkeh...@gmx.de wrote: Jean-Marc Liotier wrote On learning that, any normal Openstreetmap user immediately wonders how to access the log. Is anyone here aware of connectivity and API for those systems