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Another OSM newbie born

Posted by bugi on 12 August 2008 in English.

What can I say, got E66 month ago; one thing leads to another, and here I am.

Been recording my walks around home area for few days now, collecting GPS data for the basis of tuning the map nearby. After looking at it I realized it sure needs some "fixing". Wonder where all those imaginary bus stops appeared from, lol. And someone has added a POI (or some such) for a local bar, but not for the cash machine. Huh. Usually the needs for them tend to go hand in hand.

While looking at the tracks I now noticed I'd better keep the phone in my hand instead of in the pocket. When I held it in my hand in front of me, the tracks look really smooth, e.g. tops 1-2m deviations from straight line when walking along straight street with no buildings blocking the sky. When in pocket, the track goes 5-10m here and there in less than 10-20 secs.

If I continue recording the walking trips like now, I should be ready to start mapping in a week or two.