Re: [OSM-talk] Why does OSM need timestamps in gpx trails

2008-11-19 Thread Elena of Valhalla
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Tanveer Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These links state that its easy to insert timestamps. > So you can get gpx data from "tainted" sources and still have timestamps. yes, requiring a timestamp does not stop maliciously adding tainted data, but it is helpful

Re: [OSM-talk] Why does OSM need timestamps in gpx trails

2008-11-19 Thread Tanveer Singh
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Pieren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Alex S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Tanveer Singh wrote: >>> I use a lowrance unit, and there are no timestamps dumped in tracks. >>> When I convert to gpx, OSM refuses to accept the tracks! > >

Re: [OSM-talk] Why does OSM need timestamps in gpx trails

2008-11-19 Thread Pieren
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Alex S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tanveer Singh wrote: >> I use a lowrance unit, and there are no timestamps dumped in tracks. >> When I convert to gpx, OSM refuses to accept the tracks! See : http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2008-October/030846.h

Re: [OSM-talk] Why does OSM need timestamps in gpx trails

2008-11-19 Thread Alex S.
Tanveer Singh wrote: > I use a lowrance unit, and there are no timestamps dumped in tracks. > When I convert to gpx, OSM refuses to accept the tracks! > Why so? > For mapping we just need lat/long, timestamps are not really needed? > I know using some perl I can insert bogus timestamps, but thats >

[OSM-talk] Why does OSM need timestamps in gpx trails

2008-11-19 Thread Tanveer Singh
I use a lowrance unit, and there are no timestamps dumped in tracks. When I convert to gpx, OSM refuses to accept the tracks! Why so? For mapping we just need lat/long, timestamps are not really needed? I know using some perl I can insert bogus timestamps, but thats inefficient and requires extra w