OpenStreetMap
morb_au
- Mapper since:
- 14 October, 2007
- Last map edit:
- 11 January, 2023
I'm based in Brisbane, Australia.
My GPS devices of choice are a USB-connected Delorme Earthmate (maybe 5 years old now), and more recently an i-gotU logger (2008).
The logger is a much better option as I only need to risk $80 of kit. The old one needed an attached laptop or PDA to run and all sorts of cabling.
When doing my armchair mapping (i.e. tracing Yahoo imagery) I cannot recommend enough the magnifier tool on Windows (or your operating system's equivalent of course). It makes it easy to eke out every last pixel of the imagery.
Latest Diaries
Queensland Spatial Catalogue - evidence for explicit permission for use in OpenStreetMap
In 2020, the Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) made a statement in regard to the CC:BY 4.0 datasets m...
Gold Coast, Queensland: New rail extension opens to Varsity Lakes
I took a well-earned break from stirring up licencing what-ifs to add in the new extension from Robina to Varsity Lakes station. A special shuttle...
Nearmap, meet Potlatch, meet OSM data, meet Nearmap
as per http://nearmap.lefora.com/2009/11/12/edit-the-map-instructions/15826202/ If you're a NearMap (osm.org/user/JohnSmith/diary/8559) fan, you c...
Hmm ... first time I've seen obvious vandalism in "my" area... A little bit distressed that it's been there for most a year... But hey, with the ...