is it OK to upload one big trace that combines all my trips?
Is it OK to combine my various trips (recorded using a Garmin Nuvi 1300) into one big trace and upload that file?
My time is limited and it is easier to save and upload one file than to save and upload multiple files. For instance, I could take all of my trips from one month -- whether in the city or in the countryside, whether driving or walking -- save them as one file and upload it. Would that be a complete waste of time and storage? Is it helpful at all? Maybe given how OpenStreetMap works it doesn't matter.
matter if the info is in one file or many
The reason I ask is that my time is limited. The easier it is for me, the more I will upload. One big file is easy. One file per trip, leg, or day is not as easy. For instance I just came back from a trip to Germany, Denmark and Sweden which included driving, walking and riding boats, buses and trains. I could easily take all the info, combine it and upload it with some brief description. However, to upload each individual day or leg would take too much time, especially if I have to split walking from driving from riding the train, bus and boat.
Of course Germany, Denmark and Sweden are well mapped and so I am not so worried about those areas as I am about less developed areas like rural Philippines.