User:City-busz/Software
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The following table contains my proposed entries for software comparison tables. The new entries are colored green, and the changed entries are colored yellow.
Category | Key | Value | Description |
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General | name | xyz | Display Name |
author | xyz | Who started this project? Who maintains? | |
wiki | xyz | Link back to the page in this wiki | |
web | http://xyz.org/ | Web adress | |
svn | http:// | Subersion, CVS or any DEV related website | |
platform | win;winxp;winvista; win7;linux;macos; android;ios;bada; blackberry;brew;j2me; maemo;openmoko;symbian; webos;wce;wm; wp | List of platforms it runs on | |
code | C;C++;C#;Python;Java | List of programming languages used | |
framework | GTK+;Qt;mono;J2SE;J2ME;.NET;OpenGL;Hildon | List of frameworks used | |
languages | DE;EN;... | Supported languages or number of languages supported | |
genre | display;navi;monitor; logger;analyzer;editor; router;converter;renderer | Main category for this tool | |
license | GPL;BSD;free;proprietary | What free license or properitary? | |
price | 20$;35€;... | Costs if properitary | |
version | 1.0 | Latest stable version | |
date | YYYY-MM-DD | Latest release date | |
firstRelease | YYYY-MM-DD | First release date | |
screenshot | xyz.png | A screenshot (remove line if none) | |
description | Easy to use, nice UI | Description if there are special features. What distinguishs this from other tools? | |
Main features | map | yes;no | Can it display OSM map? |
navigating | yes;no | Can it provide information about or navigate to places? | |
monitoring | yes;no | Can it display information about current position? | |
tracking | yes;no | Can it make GPS tracks? | |
analysing | yes;no | Can it manage existing tracks? | |
editing | yes;no | Can it edit OSM data? | |
rendering | yes;no | Can it render map from OSM data? | |
accessibility | yes;no | Is there any accessibility feature? | |
Display map | mapData | raster;vector | Maps drawn using precalculated/resterized images or is it done on the fly? |
datasource | online;cache;offline | Can you store all map data offline? Download a seperated file? | |
rotateMap | yes;no | Does it turn the map in driving direction? | |
3D | yes;no | Is there some 3D or 2.5D view? | |
Navigation and routing | navToPoint | yes;no | Can it show direction and distance to a specific point? (useful for geocaching) |
findLocation | online;offline;no | Can it search for a street/place? Require internet? | |
findNearbyPOI | online;offline;no | Can it show list of POIs, which around the current position? Require internet? | |
navigateRoute | online;predef;offline;no | Can it just follow other GPS tracks or can it calculate an own route using routing? Use for this an online service, or calculate itself? | |
profiles | car;bike;foot;wheelchair | What profiles supported if it makes routing? | |
restrictions | turn;access;no | Can it deal with turn or access restrictions? | |
voice | yes;no | Can it give you commands with a computer voice? | |
Monitoring current position | showPosition | GPS;GSM;WiFi;IPaddress;no | Use GPS or other source to calculate your current position and show it? |
showTrack | yes;no | Can it show your current track? | |
showSpeed | yes;no | Can it show your current speed? | |
showAltitudeDiagram | yes;no | Can it show your current altitude diagram? | |
showAccuracy | yes;PDOP;HDOP;VDOP;no | Can it show the accuracy of your current position? | |
showSatellites | yes;no | Can it show the locations of accessible satellites? | |
showNMEAlive | yes;no | Can it show live NMEA data that your GPS receiver send? | |
Logging track | formats | gpx;kml;nmea;csv;trk;... | What formats for storage can you save your GPS track? |
customInterval | time;distance;speed;no | Can you tune the interval manualy? What's based on? | |
geotagging | note;photo;audio | Can it tag media immediately after when it's created? (note can be a simple waypoint, which contains text) | |
fastWayPointAdding | yes;no | Can you add POIs with one or two buttons, or have to retype details for each one? | |
sendPosition | sms;mail;www;no; | Can it send current position automatically or manually? | |
Analyse and convert track | openTrackFormats | gpx;kml;nmea;csv;trk;... | What track formats can you open? |
downloadDevice | garmin;magellan;mtk;no | Can it download track directly from device? | |
showExistingTrack | yes;no | Can it show existing track e.g. on a map? | |
showStatistics | yes;no | Can it show statistical information (e.g. average speed, total distance) about existing track? | |
existingGeotagging | note;photo;audio | Can it correlate existing media with track? | |
editTrack | yes;no | Can edit existing tracks? (e.g. split out parts) | |
saveTrackFormats | gpx;kml;nmea;csv;trk;... | What track formats can you save? | |
uploadGPX | yes;no | Can it upload GPX file to OSM directly? | |
Edit map | addPOI | yes;no | Can you add POIs? |
addWay | yes;no | Can you add ways? | |
editSource | online;cache;offline | Can you edit a source file directly? Requires internet? | |
editPOI | yes;no | Can you edit POIs? | |
editTags | yes;no | Can you edit tags? | |
editGeom | yes;no | Can you edit geometries (eg. ways and areas)? | |
editRelations | yes;no | Can you edit relations? | |
uploadOSMData | yes;no | Can you upload OSM data file to OSM directly? | |
Render and convert map | openMapFormats | osm;mp;img;... | What map formats can you open? |
routingSupport | yes;no | Is the exported map can be used for routing? | |
reliefContours | yes;no | Can it include relief contours in exported maps? | |
renderingFormats | svg;pdf;png;... | What image formats supported for rendering? | |
saveMapFormats | osm;mp;img;... | What map formats can you save? | |
generateFiles | TYP;TDB;aggregatedIMG;... | Can it generate special files for specific platforms? | |
uploadDevice | garmin;magellan;no | Can it upload map to device? | |
Accessibility features | accessibility | blind;wheelchair | Whom it can help? |
textOnlyUI | yes;no | Has software a text only UI? | |
brailleUI | yes;no | Has software a braille UI? | |
explorerMode | yes;no | Is there any mode to tell all approaching objects? | |
dangerWarnings | yes;no | Is it warning you about dangers? | |
screenReader | NVDA;.... | Is it support a screen reader? | |
screenReaderLang | DE;EN;... | What languages available for screen reader? |
The following entries I proposed for deletion:
- routing
- turnRestrictions (rename to restrictions)
- keepOnRoad
- withoutGPS
- showDOP (rename to showAccuracy)
- formats (in renderer section, rename to renderingFormats)
- publicTransportMode
The mapping workflow
The categories are based on mapping workflow: