[OSM-dev] Setting up an Openstreetmap server

[Ralf Zimmermann]

> I am interested in mapping part of the area I live in. Since  I am a 
> newbie I would prefer to setup a local copy of the openstreetmap server, 
> and to upload tracks and .osm files to the real server when I am 
> satisfied that the maps I create are correct and they need no changes.
> In other words I would prefer not to use the openstreetmap servers until 
> I am sure that the information I am going to upload is 100% valid.

OSM works like a wiki and the data we create and change is not always 
100% finished or correct. So don't be afraid to make your changes step 
by step until you are satisfied. You don't have to get it right in your 
first upload! Over time, the data is improving.
If you are mainly interested in mapping your area then it is very likely 
that you don't really want to run your own OSM server at home - it is 
rather complex.

Just take JOSM, do your mapping and if you have questions, use the 
mailing lists.


> Are the instructions to setup an OSM  development system the once I must 
> follow to setup a local OSM system??

The OSM wiki has that information, but with a quick search, I could not 
find that page. Shame on me.
Maybe someone else can point you to that information.


> Another problem I have is the following. I have uploaded to the server 
> several map segments using josm. After I uploaded them I realised that 
> these segments were not 100% valid. Is there a way to erase the 
> information I uploaded to the OSM system??

Just use JOSM again. Download the area you edited and make the changes 
(move, add delete data) you want to do. Then upload the changes and you 
are done.


Ralf
Munich/Germany