a new way to amsterdam
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A New Way To Amsterdam. Mapping, Cycles and Context.TRANSCRIPT
A New Way To Amsterdam
Andrew LarcombeGeospatial Consultancy & Development
[email protected]: andrewl
http://andrewl.net
Cycling from Dunkerque to Amsterdam
You're crazy
Cloudmade Routing
Cloudmade Routing
Open Cyclemap
There is a better way
LF1 Nordzeeroute 6,000km transnational route Relationship exists, but not well marked up in OSM Patchy coverage
LF-1 (relation=2761)
Cycling and mapping from Dunkerque to Amsterdam
A great way to see the country A great way to cover large amounts of tracks Needs a 'post processing' approach to mapping
Collect data + photos, review and process later.
Hardware
Nokia E71 – primary GPS Quick GPS fixes, awesome battery life (9 hours GPS
tracking)
Hardware
Ye Olde Etrex Bulletproof, goanywhere, solid. Backup device
provides belt and braces approach.
Hardware
Nokia N73 Takes 640x480 exif JPEG every 120 seconds using a
Python script
Hardware
Dell Mini 9 netbook running JOSM
Ready to go
Smash!
Bicycles + Rain + Tram Lines = Pain. Who knew? Could only ride, and map, half of the journey. This is why...
The Good News
GPS tracks for the whole days ride Great selection of photos as a memory aid...
Context
A user of the item being mapped has a different (better?) perspective than another person.
Who can use this: cyclists, mopeds, horses, cars?
Context
Each of these cycle direction signs are targetted towards different users
Final thoughts
Horrific injuries notwithstanding, bike touring + mapping is fun!
Bike tour mapping events? Use commercial touring companies? Not just ways, but all the 'cycling infrastructure' –
parking, hire, signage, shops, etc. Could feed into OpenStreetView?
Thank you
Andrew LarcombeGeospatial Consultancy & Development
[email protected]: andrewl
http://andrewl.net