[Xastir] Openstreetmap?

[Gerry Creager]

That was pretty much my take on it, after looking yesterday and before I 
scurried off to kids' activities.

gerry

Brad Douglas wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 21:53 +0100, Dave H wrote:
>> I've had a quick look at the archive but haven't seen any reference to
>> OpenStreetMap - I wonder
>> if this could be incorporated into Xastir? - sorry if its a dumb question
>> but it seems something
>> that would benefit both Xastir and that project ..esp if Google maps isn't
>> playing ball.
> 
> IMO, OSM is a useless kludge.
> 
> There are no specs for coordinate systems, datum, etc.  That means each
> data collector uploads data in the system they deem useful to them,
> which makes accuracy, by any stretch of the imagination, impossible.
> 
> Just because something has coordinates doesn't mean it's useful.  What's
> the point of using a GPS when nobody uses it consistently?
> 
> I can get more reliable results using satellite imagery and a
> zero-crossing filter.
> 
> 

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