[Freegis-list] Stra?ennavigation

[Tamas Decsi]

Wow, just like a wish coming true. Let me join this revolution! 
The past few months I have started gathering GPS data on Budapest,
Hungary for the very same purpose. I have been using GRASS5 for
displaying the track data. Everyone loves screenshots, so here's one:
http://geospaces.net/Hungary/Budapest/  (don't yet try other countries /
cities by url-hacking, because there's only Budapest so far )

As of OS street nav softwares, one more choice would be RoadMap at
http://roadmap.saignon.net/

Take care,
Tamas

On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 15:39, Andrew Bolt wrote:
> (Apologies if this message comes through twice: the previous attempt
> got sent to the list moderator because I've changed my e-mail address.
> Also, see http://www.geowiki.com/ to see what we've produced so far).
> 
> On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 11:31:21AM +0200, Amaury Jacquot wrote:
> > On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 11:23, Jan-Oliver Wagner wrote:
> > > Rough translation:
> > > 	An idea was explained that it would be interesting to
> > > 	build and contribute to a street database while driving around
> > > 	in order to have a reliable navigation system.
> > > 
> > > Though this idea is not new, so far a Free Software framework has
> > > not been developed nor has a corresponding  infrastructure been setup.
> > 
> > There is...
> 
> I'd love to see something like this too: so much so that I (with the
> help of some friends) have started collecting GPS track data and trying
> to work out what to do with it!
> 
> It looks like you've managed to get a lot further than us though in
> terms of software development.  So far, I've written a Java applet
> for viewing track data (there's a slightly ancient version of it here:
> http://www.wingnut.demon.co.uk/gps/track.html - I'll try to upload a
> more recent version that colours tracks and stuff); a friend has
> been working on producing vector maps from GPS data and out-of-copyright
> OS maps.  Here are a couple of maps of the Cambridge area:
>   http://www.backroom.uklinux.net/cambridgeshire-crop1.png
>   http://www.backroom.uklinux.net/cambs-centre.png
> 
> Our ultimate aim is to build a web-site for collaborative mapping, where
> people can upload GPS track data, create maps, and describe significant 
> places (pubs, monuments, etc.).  I'll check with my fellow conspirators
> to see if everyone is happy for us to share what we've produced so far.
> 
> I'm also playing with using a Bluetooth GPS, Palm Tungsten and GPRS mobile
> phone to transmit real-time position data to a central server.
> 
> If anyone's interested in joining in, please drop me an e-mail
> (mapping at blartwendo.com), saying whether you'd like to help contribute
> track data, develop software, or just contribute ideas.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrew