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

[graham]

Rick Collins wrote:
Graham wrote:
>> If you are just concerned whether your upload has gone into the database
>> correctly, a simple way to check is to open josm, load in the raw gps
>> file for the area so you establish a bounding box, and hit 'download
>>from osm' in the 'connection' menu. You should get a copy  of your
>> uploaded ways back from the database.
> 
> Yes, I have done that.  But I don't really know much about what I am 
> seeing.  I find a lot of data.  It looks like all of the tracks I 
> have uploaded are there.  They seem to show as dots.  I also see some 
> much lighter dots with light lines joining them.  Are these light 
> lines and dots the way that I created?  My main concern is 
> determining if I have added information to the way in the correct 
> manner.  I did not find clear info on how to do that so I am not sure 
> I did it correctly.
> 

It sounds like you may not have mappaint, which is helpful for using 
josm (gives you coloured ways more like the rendered ones). It's a 
plugin, available by going to preferences then selecting the electrical 
plug symbol on the left. That should give you a list of plugins you can 
install. There is also a 'validator' plugin which tries to tell you 
whether your ways etc are done correctly (since the rules are generally 
in flux, the validator does its best but may complain about things that 
you think are actually right).

Graham


> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 
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