[OSM-newbies] Entering building sizes in meters into one of the editors

[xeen]

I don't know a way to enter the width of a building (or length of a way 
for that matter) directly, but are you trying to draw rectangles?
If so, have a look at this video, which might make it a bit easier:
http://josm.openstreetmap.de/download/tutorials/josm-extrude-feature.mpeg

Greetings
xeen


Norbert.J.Girardi schrieb:
> Hello to all,
>
> Because of the funny numbering scheme in our area I'm trying to draw and 
> number the buildings in my little neck of the woods individually one by one.
>
> see: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.502&mlon=8.6036111&zoom=17
>
> Is there a way to draw the "ways" for these buildings using width and 
> length entries like with a normal drawing editor?
>
> In JOSM one has to draw the ways and then adjust the four corners by 
> measuring the distances, changing the position of at least two corners, 
> readjusting the resulting shape to a rectangle again, measuring the 
> distances and so on and so on ......
>
> This is very tedious work and with more than 100 objects on only a few 
> streets it is no fun at all.
>
> I hope someone can tell me what page to read on the f* manual or that 
> one  of the "editor guys" can be persuaded to create such a feature.
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Norbert (nogirard)
>
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