Documentation

This documentation details on how you can get involved with this relaxing hobby of map making and ultimately become a mapper.

The documentation outline is as follows:

I. TRAINEE MAPPER

  1. Install
    1. TortoiseSVN
    2. GPSmapedit
    3. Mapsource
    4. MapSetToolKit
  2. Download
    1. Source map files
    2. Compiled maps
  3. Setting
    1. Mapsource
    2. GPSmapedit
  4. Basic Tracking
    1. Tracking roads
      1. Nuvi 2465
      2. Nuvi 1250/1350/1460
      3. Nuvi 205W/255W
      4. Garmin Mobile XT
      5. Nokia Sports Tracker
      6. Netbook
    2. Tracking points
    3. Transferring tracklogs to your PC
      1. Nuvi 2465
      2. Nuvi 205w/255w
      3. Garmin Map 60csx
    4. Transferring waypoints to your PC
    5. Identifying which map tile your tracklogs fall on
    6. Changing your tracklog colour
    7. Submitting your tracklogs to another mapper
      1. Trimming your tracks
      2. Filtering your points
  5. Basic Mapping
    1. Mapping Cycle
    2. Subversion Password
    3. Ethical Tile Locking
    4. Drawing Points
    5. Point Type Standard
    6. Moving Points
    7. Drawing Roads
    8. Connecting Intersections
    9. Polyline Type Standard
    10. One Way Streets
    11. Roundabouts
    12. Routing Nodes
    13. Map Bounds
    14. External Routing Nodes
    15. Test Routing Graph
    16. Drawing Areas
    17. Polygon Type Standard
    18. Copy Paste Mapping
    19. Commit Log Guidelines

II. JUNIOR MAPPER

  1. Mapping Cycle Revisited
  2. Character Limit
    1. Point Label
    2. Address
    3. Polylines Label
    4. Exit Info
  3. Verify Map
  4. U-turns
  5. Roadname Alias
  6. Highway Badges
  7. Route Numbers
  8. Route Parameters
  9. Speed Limits
  10. Unroutable Polylines
  11. Tunnels
  12. Ferry Lines
  13. Polyline Angles
  14. Hanging Map Objects
  15. Turn Restrictions
    1. Single-turn Restriction
    2. Multiturn Restriction
  16. Multiple Entry Points
  17. Level Extension
  18. Coordinates Rounding Off
  19. State Codes
  20. Google Earth
    1. Underlay in GPSmapedit
    2. Shift
    3. Mapping with Google Earth Application
  21. Mile Markers
  22. POI Comments

III. QUALIFIED MAPPER

  1. Route Class
  2. Routing Nodes Revisited
  3. Address Polygon
  4. State Polygon
  5. City
  6. Postcode
  7. Reading the Post-Process Logs
  8. Reading the Compile Logs
  9. Copy Paste Mapping Revisited
  10. House Numbering
  11. Road Signs
  12. Lane Assist
    1. Single Carriageways
    2. Dual Carriageways
    3. Duplicate Entries
  13. Exit Info
  14. Junction View
  15. Chinese Character Labelling
  16. Custom POIs
  17. Rich POIs
  18. Home Tile
  19. Adopted Tile

IV. SENIOR MAPPER

  1. Peer Review
  2. Subversion DIFF
  3. Map Reversion
  4. Map Skin
  5. TYP Editor
  6. Find & Replace with Regular Expression
    1. Labels
    2. POI Types
    3. Route Badges
  7. Taking Charge
  8. Breaking Locks
  9. Topography Maps
  10. Home Tile Revisited
  11. Adopted Tile Revisited

V. SIFU

  1. Map Compilation
    1. Garmin
      1. cGPSmapper
      2. Garmin MPC
    2. Masmap Online
    3. Navitel
  2. Natural Language Processing for 7of9
  3. Semantic Technology in GIS
  4. Identifying potential new mappers
  5. Training new mappers
  6. Caring for your mappers
  7. Training new trackers
  8. Caring for your trackers
  9. Meetups
  10. Bobbing Mappers
  11. Retired Mappers

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