This document describes the author's experiences mapping with various GPS devices and shares several stories and mapping journeys. It notes that GPS tracks were once a primary data source for OpenStreetMap but are now often ignored after being uploaded. It encourages continuing to map with GPS to record these personal mapping stories and experiences.

1. My GPS Stories
Maning Sambale

2. GPS tracks used to be the most
common source of primary data for
OSM.
Once uploaded and traced in OSM,
we often ignore them.
These traces tells a story of your
mapping journeys.

3. http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/maning/diary/18613

4. Garmin GPS III Plus
Penablanca, Cagayan. Research on forest fragmentation (research paper
incomplete).
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#15/17.7022/121.8071

5. Garmin GPS III
Penablanca, Cagayan. Nearly had a heated argument with a group of illegal
loggers.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#15/17.7022/121.8071

6. ETrex Legend
Marikina City. Mostly by walking, later on, by bike.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#17/14.64904/121.11975

7. Etrex Legend
Built my own data cable similar to this one because Garmin's data cable is too
expensive.
http://www.jens-seiler.de/etrex/datacable.html

8. Etrex Legend
Loyola Heights , QC. OSM class project for BS Environmental Planning and
Mangement GIS Course.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#18/14.63816/121.07306

9. Garmin GPS 76
University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Maguindanao. Almost got bitten
by 4 rabid dogs.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#14/7.1352/124.8429

10. Etrex Legend HCx
Marikina City. Beginnings of the systematic road network mapping of the city.
Started building my own Garmin based maps.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#18/14.64323/121.10278

11. Etrex Legend Hcx (2nd unit since the first one was stolen, this one eventually
died).
Cubao Mapping Party. Future plans for OSM-PH discussed with Eugene and
Neil.xs
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#18/14.62704/121.05446

12. GT31 – GPStoGO unit donated by OSMF to OSM-PH
Intramuros Mapping Party. Mapped lots historic=monument, landuse=grass,
highway=footway, historic=memorial mapped. Swollen muscles after 6 hours
of walking in Luneta.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#17/14.58277/120.97935

13. GT-31 and Tablet (with QGIS Android)
Lian, Batangas. Mangroves and Marine Protected Area delineation.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#15/13.9849/120.6283

14. GT-31 and Tablet (with QGIS Android)
Lian, Batangas. Mangrove forests and Marine Protected Area delineation.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#15/13.9849/120.6283

15. Nuvi 1310
Marikina City. Bike trails, housenumbers, trees
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#18/14.62885/121.08641

16. Droid phone
Marikina City. Housenumber mapping with Keypadmapper and FieldPapers.
Finally mastered the left-hand-handlebar-righthand-phone-at-7kph trick.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#18/14.62311/121.10030

17. Other stories

18. Tagaytay Mapping Party. Team Maning and Andre
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#17/14.10642/120.93536

19. Koronadal, South Cotabato. First Mapping Party for a MSc GIS course.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#16/6.4985/124.8434

20. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Known for its Remote Sensing and
GIS program but didn't bothered to map the campus in OSM.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#17/14.08023/100.61212

21. Joined a rainforestation program. Of course the endemic trees I planted should
have geographic coordinates!

22. Dumaguete, Negros Island. FOSS4G workshop with wildlife biologists. My
flight was late in the afternoon, with nothing to do, I mapped the downtown
area.
https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00001/#19/9.30561/123.30758

23. With all the imagery available,
should I still map with my GPS?
YES!
Share your GPS stories at
http://www.openstreetmap.org/tra
ce/create

24. With all the imagery available,
should I still map with my GPS?
YES!
Share your GPS stories at
http://www.openstreetmap.org/tra
ce/create