Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] Which base imagery to use

2013-05-16 Thread Sindile Bidla
Thanks. On 16 May 2013 21:24, Glen Wilson <1tinsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm also leaning towards the cd:ngi imagery because of more generally > consistant alignment. Whatever your preference, it's still a good idea to > check the alignment with (good quality) GPS traces (if available). > > I ha

Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] Which base imagery to use

2013-05-16 Thread Glen Wilson
I'm also leaning towards the cd:ngi imagery because of more generally consistant alignment. Whatever your preference, it's still a good idea to check the alignment with (good quality) GPS traces (if available). I have found having multiple sources available is useful for comparison (e.g. that lake

Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] Which base imagery to use

2013-05-16 Thread Gerhardus Geldenhuis
Hi The CD:NGI is likely to be more accurate in terms of alignment but Grant might correct me on this. CD:NGI is also the only source with 50cm resolution for the whole of South Africa. Bing does not have the same resolution across the whole of South Africa. With regards to currentness, that varies

[OSM-Talk-ZA] Which base imagery to use

2013-05-16 Thread Sindile Bidla
I have noticed there is an offset between the Bing and CD:NGI imagery. Which of these are people using as a basemap or is it a question of which is more recent / better resolution? Sindile ___ Talk-ZA mailing list Talk-ZA@openstreetmap.org http://lists.