[OSM-newbies] Starting with JOSM and OpenStreetMap in general

[Alilo]

Rick,

The next step is to start creating the ways. use the GPS points only
as guides do not manipulate them.

start by creating nodes 4th button on the left toolbar (keyboard short
cuts "N") and then join the nodes to create a way 5th button (keyboard
shotcut "G").

Or you can click on the small triangle on the "Add button tool" and
select "add node and connect", this tool will create the node and
automaticly connect to the last node.

check also http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide_1.3.1
if you find something missing please add it.

and next operation is adding the tag to tell if the way you have
created is a motorway or primary way or other.

please watch also the tutorial videos
http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/TutorialVideos

Remember that since yesterday there are no segments, you do not need
to create them as before.

Alilo


On 10/8/07, Rick Collins <gnuarm.2006 at arius.com> wrote:
> Maybe this is just my frustration with coming up the learning curve,
> but I don't feel like the process of adding my GPS data to the world
> map is documented very well.  I have a set of data points I collected
> along some streets here and I want to add them to the database.  I
> have the most recent version of JOSM (today since the version I
> downloaded two days ago is not current enough).  I also downloaded
> the most recent version of Java from Sun.  I converted my GPS data to
> a GPX file using GPSBabel.  I imported the GPX file to JOSM and can
> see the various points collected.  But that is where it ends.  The
> data points show on the screen, but I can't manipulate them in any
> way.  At this point I am stuck.  All of the JOSM documentation just
> seems to explain the controls without explaining the process.  I have
> looked in the wiki for OSM and don't see much there except that I
> should use JOSM.
>
> What is the next step and where is this documented?
>
> Rick
>
>
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