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I've downloaded some Digital Orthphoto Quadrangles from seamless.usgs.gov,
which are .3m resolution rectified aerial color photos,
all in the public domain, and quite useful for mapping,
e.g. reviewing the Tiger-based data around here.

They just ask for attribution/recognition,
so here it is: I will improve/review the Central San Diego
part of OSM using the DOQs provided by the US Geological Service.
Thanks, Feds.

Location: Burlingame, San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92104, United States

Philip J. Erdelsky has put up a good mapping and overview resource
for the North Park community of San Diego at efgh.com,
including freely usable bitmap maps based on GPS, lists of businesses, etc.
I will use his material to "review" more of the tiger mapping data,
and improve coverage.

Location: North Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92104, United States

got data logger

Posted by Vincent Broman on 14 April 2009 in English.

I've just acquired an AMOD AGL3080 data logger for $60,
and I am fairly happy with it. I'm correcting the map
around South Park and North Park in San Diego,
plus surroundings as I happen on them.
Walkabouts and eyeballing for gross corrections,
GPS for fine measurements.

The Tiger mapping data that initialized OSM
in this area has many streets listed that were
only contemplated or are extrapolations along
straight lines of streets that are actually intermittent.
The interruptions by canyons here necessitate many adjustments.