Mappers Evaluation

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Revision as of 06:23, 25 May 2011

Questions

• GPS handling
  • Transfer waypoints from your GPS to a GPX file on your computer
  • Transfer a full-day track from your GPS to your computer using the mass storage mode.
  • Transfer waypoints from the computer to the GPS
  • Install GPSBabel
  • Install USB driver for Garmin GPS
  • Configure the GPS unit to save track points every 1 second
  • Configure the GPS unit to save track on the memory card
• Openstreetmap.org
  • Create an account on OSM
  • Profile complete
  • Upload a GPS track
  • View edits of another user
  • Find a tag on the wiki
  • Find usage statistics of a tag
  • What is the difference between GoogleMap and OSM?
• JOSM
  • Find JOSM download page
  • Install josm
  • Display a GPS track
  • Change colour of a GPS track
  • Install a preset in JOSM
  • Install a plugin in JOSM
  • Use imagery
  • Attribute use of imagery with source=*
  • Revert a changeset
  • Customize toolbar
  • Enable the remote control
  • Show history of a feature
  • Download OSM data for the whole Kibera and show only the toilets.
  • What is the distance between MapKibera office and Karanja road?
• KeepRight! reports few errors in this area.
  • almost junction
  • crossing
  • polygon not-closed
• Explain the following terms
  • scale
  • node
  • way
  • relation
  • plugin
  • preset
  • tag
  • key
  • value
• Questions
  • Why transferring the GPS track with gpsbabel is not as good as mass storage?
  • What are the limitations of the Garmin eTrex in terms of memory?
  • What is the scale of the map on your table?