Posted on June 8, 2009 by gpscar
Technology is great, so long as it works; but the moment it gives up (for what ever reason) we can have a problem, especially if we have become reliant upon it.
An article in the US Marine Corps Times, today, highlights the concern that the Corps has for the reduction in map reading and orienteering skills [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2009 by gpscar
What do Vienna, Berlin, Canberra, Birmingham and Paris have in common? They have all been mapped entirely by volunteers collecting GPS data.
Openstreetmap Foundation have 85, 000 volunteers worldwide, but it took 100 in Birmingham 4 years to pinpoint the data with hand held GPS which included over 700 bus stops, 300 post boxes and 300 [...]
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