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TomH
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I don't give a flying monkey's for tag voting, automatic changebots, endless discussions,
categories
, or any of that crap, but prefer to get on and actually
do
stuff.
This user submits data to OpenStreetMap under the name
TomH
(on
OSM
This user uses or has experience with a
NaviGPS GT-11
and might be willing to answer questions on it from OSM users.
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understanding of
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Cet·te utilisateur·rice dispose de connaissances
intermédiaires
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This user is one of the
Lizard People
I support the license
upgrade to
ODbL
v 1.0
I support OSM by being a
member of the
OpenStreetMap Foundation
Do you?
OpenStreetMap isn't a computer project, it's an outdoors activity.
Less of the bulk imports and wikifiddling please.
Go outside and map!
I'm Tom Hughes and I live in
Hoddesdon
, Hertfordshire, which I am currently surveying.
One of the OSM
System Administrators
My hardware is a
Fujitsu-Siemens PocketLoox N520
- a PDA running Windows Mobile 5 with a builtin SirfStar III GPS receiver. I'm currently trialing the
BeeLineGPS
to capture NMEA logs for OpenStreetMap.
Windows Mobile 5 includes support for sharing the GPS port among multiple programs so I can run TomTom at the same time as capturing logs without needing any additional software like
GPSGate
My other GPS is a NaviGPS GT11 which has the advantage that it can run for much longer periods on a single charge and has a bicycle mount to mount it on the handlebars where I can see it.
BeeLineGPS
Having used BeeLineGPS for several weeks now it seems to fulfill most of the requirements for a useful track logger:
Can log tracks to a CSV file, but this is a pain to upload to OSM as it does not include timestamps.
Can also log raw NMEA output from the GPS receiver, which is much more useful as gpsbabel can easily convert this to a GPX file for upload.
Can export waypoints in GPX format for loading into JOSM.
Has a good status screen showing number of satellites in view and in use, along with the signal strength from each satellite and the HDOP, VDOP and PDOP values.
Will happily run at the same time as TomTom and log data over a number of hours.
Awards
TomH is awarded the
Mega Star
for uploading one million trackpoints
TomH is awarded the
North Star
for the awesome contribution to the openstreetmap project
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