[OSM-newbies] When and what to upload

[Anne Wilson]

On Monday 25 February 2008 15:53:54 John McKerrell wrote:
> On 25 Feb 2008, at 15:43, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Monday 25 February 2008 15:33:02 Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote:
> >> Always connect new ways to existing ways so that you know all ways
> >> are
> >> properly joined. If you need to use the last node in a way then
> >> that will
> >> indeed make a continuation although its pretty easy to split the
> >> way at
> >> that point later.
> >
> > How?  I just can't hit on the right solution to this.
>
> If you select the way and the node (using shift while clicking with
> the mouse to select multiple things) you can then use the "Split Way"
> command in the "Tools" way to split the way later.
>
> Alternatively, if you hold "alt" while creating the new way "segment"
> it will create a whole new way instead of trying to connect to the
> previous one.
>
Hmm... I tried the second way, but it didn't create either a way or a node.  
For the moment I've managed by making new nodes for the start and end of each 
road, naming the road, then merging nodes where appropriate.  That part's 
finished for this section.

Next problem, then.  Adding details, eg. a postbox.  I tried adding a node 
close to the road for the amenity, but it just snapped onto the road.  How do 
I add these features?

Sorry for so many questions, but once done I shan't need to ask again :-)  At 
the end, perhaps I could add my bit to Rick's on the wiki :-)

Anne
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