maybe one day i'll try compiling maps. hehe. pero ngayon data gatherer muna ako. upload ko naman parati :)
maning, how can i upload the contour map WITH the osm map? will that be part of one gmapsupp.img file? On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM, maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com>wrote: > +1 to all the ideas mentioned. Everything is possible, given enough > resources. Part of the goal of the osmph garmin map is to create > "easy" to use tools for anyone to compile their own maps (and > hopefully share them). > > The focus right now is to make the default map useful to everyone. I > encourage you to at least try to compile your own maps and work on the > customizations. I'd be glad to help you get started. Later on, we > will try to compile specialized maps (cycling, mountaineering, > marine/sea). > > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:18 AM, rem zamora <pompy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > eugene, > > you got my point exactly! > > been climbing mountains myself recently. last data uploaded by me in osm > was > > trail to summit in kanlaon via guintubdan trail. trail tracks are very > > useful particularly in the outdoors. you need not rely 100 percent on the > > gps but i feel safer with this info uploaded to my gps. > > this is also helpful in search and rescue operations particularly in the > > mountains where road maps are not that important. we need topo maps in > these > > mountains plus trail maps and waypoints. > > i still havent uploaded my waypoints but i usually save campsites, water > > source, rest stops, and other important points along the trail sucj as > > landmarks. and of course the summits. (so when i hike with people who > keep > > on asking "are we there yet?" i can easily say we are about so and so > > kilometers away and it will take us about so and so hours hehe) was able > to > > do this during recent climb to pulag :) > > anyway i hope you guys (the compilers) hear me on this. :) i dont know if > i > > can learn the process but you can rely on me for data gathering :) > > rem > > > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:06 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Well, if you want to get your hands dirty, you can actually DIY! The > >> Garmin maps are compiled using mkgmap and you just need the raw OSM > >> data (Geofabrik provides Philippine data extracts), the contour data > >> (maybe Maning can share his data, but they were made using Groundtruth > >> from NASA's SRTM data), and mkgmap itself (plus some learning time). > >> > >> But, we could additionally adopt your suggestion and consider adding > >> another Garmin map download which has the consolidated contours for > >> selected mountaineering peaks, and make the hiking/trekking trails > >> more prominent. A mountaineer's map anyone? > >> > >> Hmmm, thinking about it, I actually like the idea! Instead of > >> targeting only the car owners with the OSM Garmin map, we could also > >> "expand the market" and target also the mountaineering clubs. A Garmin > >> map that still contains roads (so the mountaineers can drive to the > >> base camps and jump-off points) plus prominent hiking trails and > >> contours would be a perfect addition. And if this map becomes popular, > >> then we have another potential source of contributors who can map the > >> rural and mountainous areas. :-D > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:04 PM, rem zamora <pompy...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > hey! just thinking aloud here. i know we have our osm map. and we also > >> > have > >> > the 10m elevation contour map of the country. what if... we can > >> > consolidate > >> > the two. in maning's page > >> > (http://esambale.wikispaces.com/osmphil_garmin) > >> > there is already an osm map with contour. i havent checked it yet but > >> > the > >> > note says it is only metro manila map and it might get too cluttered. > >> > maybe, we can, put osm map for the whole country, and then put contour > >> > maps > >> > for special places/mountains like apo, kanlaon, pulag, mayon, et.al. > im > >> > not > >> > sure how this can be implemented but maybe, just maybe there is a way > to > >> > put > >> > contour maps (just for certain areas where it can be useful) with > street > >> > maps from osm. > >> > this will eliminate me having to put two maps in my gpsr and > >> > enabling/disabling the mamp whic is needed/not needed. > >> > just a suggestion guys :) > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Rem Zamora > >> > 0916-55-11-407 > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > talk-ph mailing list > >> > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > >> > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com > > > > > > > > -- > > Rem Zamora > > 0916-55-11-407 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > talk-ph mailing list > > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > > > > > > > > -- > cheers, > maning > ------------------------------------------------------ > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------ > -- Rem Zamora 0916-55-11-407
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