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Geolocalisation using Open Street Map

Posted by Rucsandra on August 28, 2009 4:46 PM |No Comments |No TrackBacks |
Filed under: Norcology
Maybe you are wondering how come we can pinpoint a location on the map. Or maybe you are wondering which kind of map we are using, or if it is correct.

Our work is updating continuously and the same goes with the data we work on. We have chosen to work on the information given by Open Street Map which is kind of a Wikipedia of the maps. That is Open Street Map is user generated. Open Street Map allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.

Sometimes the information we find there is not accurate, so in the trails we make with our cars, we "up-date the map" and share this information with Open Street Map so it can become better as well. The pictures we take are linked with a geo-positioning system (GPS) and a correction system (DGPS), so we always know where a picture has been taken.

We believe that in present times the internet needs generosity and sharing so it can become better and more useful to everybody.

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