Collin Ville, Batong Dalig, Kawit, Cavite

Parc Infina - Kawit Cavite

Phase 2 of Parc Royal has started development: Parc Infina. (Phase 1 is ParksVille Residences, still ongoing construction.)

QC Barangay Map for overlay

From Wikipedia. Fits perfectly!

Mapping Enthusiast

Google Maps recently launched its official Google Map Maker Community, and there were a lot of responses from Map Maker users around the world. I also noticed that their local Map Maker communities have their own logos, and Map Maker Philippines currently hasn't posted anything yet. Out of spare time, I made one to suggest:

Hopefully fellow mappers would approve.

I've already changed my profile pic... hehehe... would be cool if our friends are okay with it.

Google Map Maker Badges

               

Expert Mapper: I've made 1,000 edits.

 

Advanced Reviewer: I've made 100 reviews.

My Map Maker Profile.

Actually, about 4,000+ (approved) edits and 200+ reviews. I'm just happy Map Maker has some way of recognizing contributors to Maps; makes this hobby of mine more satisfying. :-)

Mapping San Juan, Batangas

Since losing my phone and eventually getting it back last June, I haven't had the chance to go back to San Juan, Batangas to try and gather GPS data again. So I looked for other ways to get geo information that I can use to do mapping. I am unable to map directly into Map Maker because Google Maps hasn't updated their satellite imagery of San Juan yet and all you can see is a blur.

Poctol, San Juan, Batangas in OSM

Sadly, my uncle (my dad's eldest brother) passed away last week.My sister and I decided to go and visit over the weekend, having this the only free time we had. Off to San Juan, Batangas.

It's been a while since I was back and I've been wanting to gather GPS data to continue mapping roads in Google Map Maker. Once there, I borrowed a bicycle and started biking around, choosing a portion of the town I haven't been to before. After an hour or so, I have as much data I could gather.

Sunday, before going home, I went on a motorbike to visit some cousins. I then noticed that my phone then slipped out of my pocket and fell onto the road. Data. Gone.

Fortunately, my cousin was a policeman and another was the Barangay Captain there. Pulled some strings and so, I have my phone back again. Not without the phone being interested on by the person who found it.

The phone's been reset, sim card and memory card gone. Goodbye data.

I'll try again someday when I get back there.

How to Use MyTracks to Help Editing Roads in MapMaker

I came about using MyTracks for Android when my friend Kevin shared his post about motorbiking. After a while, we came to ask, "How can we use our MyTracks information to edit roads in MapMaker?" We both knew that most provincial roads have not been mapped yet, or mapped incorrectly, in Google Maps. The outright answer at the time was to open the MyTracks information in Google Maps on one window, and edit the same location in Google MapMaker on another window. Just Alt-Tab to switch back and forth while editing. Doable, but good luck with that.

Just dawned on me today. I could use the KML information uploaded by MyTracks as an overlay on MapMaker. Then it will be my guide on editing road features on the map. That was easy!

Get the KML link on Google Maps

Add the KML as an overlay in MapMaker

Edit!

I can't wait to go to San Juan, Batangas and do it!