I took a trip to my sister's place today, since she somehow managed to junk her brand new week-old Windows installation thanks to a dodgy malware removal. I decided to go on my bike so I could take some time out and get some street names. I badly misjudged how long that would take.

I ended up spending the entire day out there zipping to and fro around Narangba Valley, recording trails and taking waypoints. Things I learned today:

1. There's a really comprehensive cycle network around Narangba Valley. I'm envious, it's a very good system, if a little dangerous for reaching high speeds.


2. I really need to get my bike serviced, it's making some horrific noises.


3. My phone doesn't have enough memory to have my track/waypoint logging software, my geotagging software, and my camera application open at once. It helpfully closes things when ram gets sparse, and doesn't tell you it's going to nuke anything you haven't saved yet. Symbian S60; gotta love it.


4. I can simply select "New Track" from the "My Tracks" menu of my track logger to start a new track, rather than shutting the thing down and starting it up again — this has been the bane of my very existence for so long. It pains me that user error has resulted in so much wasted time.

There's still a massive amount of data missing from the area, but I got an awful lot today. I reckon another two or three trips ought to finish the area bounded by Burpengary Creek, Oakey Flat Road, New Settlement Road and the train line. The problem is that the satellite imagery is so bad and the area is so new that I keep finding new patches of development I have to trace manually. It's difficult on the bicycle (although worlds better than walking,) though with the exception of a few pockets I think I've got most of it at least traced.

I'm actually quite excited about this little project. It's like my own little area I can do by myself; I don't think anyone's contributed more than some traces of the broken sat imagery, and it's awesome to watch it come together. I know this is a community oriented project, but I'm still enjoying building my own little bit.