[OSM-newbies] When and what to upload

[Andy Robinson]

On 25/02/2008, Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 25 February 2008 19:05:28 Andy Robinson wrote:
>  > On 25/02/2008, Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:
>  > > On Monday 25 February 2008 16:35:45 David Ebling wrote:
>  > >  > Hi Anne,
>  > >  >
>  > >  > I know how you feel getting to grips with JOSM. It is
>  > >  > a great tool once you get the hang of it though!
>  > >  >
>  > >  > My preferred way is to just make it as one way, then
>  > >  > split it by selecting the node that you want to split
>  > >  > it at, then pressing the P key to Part it into two
>  > >  > ways. If more than one way uses the node (eg at a
>  > >  > junction), you need to select the way as well as the
>  > >  > node by clicking the node, then shift-clicking the way
>  > >  > (or vice versa) before pressing P.
>  > >  >
>  > >  > About how to place a node near to something without it
>  > >  > snapping to it - I tend to zoom in using the mouse
>  > >  > wheel, click to place the point, add the tags, then
>  > >  > zoom out again.
>  > >  >
>  > >  > I'm not a JOSM expert however, so there may be better
>  > >  > ways of doing it!
>  > >
>  > > Thanks for that.  How can I add amenities, like postboxes, telephone
>  > > boxes, etc.?
>  >
>  > Click on "Presets" on the top menu line and select the item you want.
>  > You will find post boxes there as well as amenities in general.
>  > If you find you want to tag something that doesn't have a preset
>  > simply make sure you have the "Properties/Memberships" window open on
>  > the right hand side, select your item and then click the "Add" button
>  > at the bottom of the "Properties/Memberships" section. You can then
>  > add any key value pair you like using "Map Features" as your guide.
>  > The Presets uses a selection from the Map Features page.
>  >
>
> The things I need at the moment are all presets.  I just haven't been able to
>  add them.  Sorry, but you need to really spell it out for me :-(
>
>  I tried creating a node on the way, then selecting the preset, but nothing
>  appears to happen.  Shouldn't an icon be attached?
>
OK, lets do a postbox.
Select the node that represents the post box. Click "presets" and
select the postbox towards the bottom. The node will still be
selected. Look over to the right in the "Properties/Memberships"
window and you will see that there is now a line of information. The
key of "amenity" and the value of "postbox".
Thats it. No Icon gets attached in JOSM.
Upload the data to the server and wait for your postbox to show up on
the map as an Icon.

Does that get you a bit further?

Cheers

Andy