Hi there,

so this is my first entry. I began to map about a week ago with my Holux M-241 and it worked quite fine.

There were some problems with drivers for Linux, since I don't use Windows, but at least I found a solution.

Since I was new to JOSM, I have done some tests of mapping (and designing) the area of Valleranello, which is located in the south of Rome, Italy, just outside the peripher-highway of Rome, between Via Pontina and Via Laurentia. I choose this area, because during the week I live there, and it was a white spot or better white area, so I was quite sure not to disturb anybody.

I tracked all the streets while running (Cycling in Rome is for brave men only thatdon't fear live). Some of the smaller streets I had to do by car, because - well - usually I don't fear dogs, but in this area People are frightened of beeing robbed and they think the gangsters would fear their dog's. Well it works fine for runners, the gangsters meanwhile come by cable or WLAN...

Ok so I tracked all of the roads and stuff, imported them to JOSM and created a map of Valeranello. I tried to upload, but somehow it didn't work - I couldn't see any results even two days after. So I improved the map in some details, added some names and stuff and finally i tried another upload.

This time I had the idea (from another tracker) to reload the area after upload and so I had to realise, that the first upload also finally has arrived.

The result is, that a lot of points and POI's are "doubled". So for the next days clearing those errors will be my big challenge.

Apart from the area of Valleranello I started to track small ways around Malagrotta, which is located in the South-West of Rome near Ponte Galeria and Fiumicino. Thats the place where I work at the Moment and during Lunchbreak (on the way to restaurant) I track every now and then some "new" streets.

23.07.08