[OSM-newbies] How to control the area to donwload in josm.

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

An easy way to increase the area is that after you paste in the URL change
the zoom to a lower number (experiment with what works for you). Changing
the number will automatically change the bounding box lat and lon values in
JOSM.

Cheers

Andy

>-----Original Message-----
>From: newbies-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:newbies-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of David Ebling
>Sent: 26 February 2008 12:56 PM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] How to control the area to donwload in josm.
>
>Hi Dirk,
>
>I believe the reason that when you copy a URL into
>JOSM from the map page, the rectangle is smaller is
>because it assumes a smaller screen resolution/browser
>window size than I always use. It is hard to think of
>a way round this, but I think that JOSM should assume
>a higher screen resolution than it currently does.
>
>The square is the area within which you can be sure
>all data has been downloaded. If a way is part in the
>square, and part outside, it gets downloaded. This is
>the cause of ways extending outside the square.
>Remember that other ways and nodes outside the square
>will not have been downloaded, so avoid editing ways
>outside the square if other ways could be connected to
>them, for example - you don't know how it will affect
>the other data. Working within the square is safe.
>
>If you want to define the area in JOSM, you can either
>use the slippy map download plugin (i can't remember
>the exact name, but it's different from the slippy map
>plugin) or you can use other data (eg a GPX track you
>have opened in JOSM rather than downloaded) to zoom to
>the area you want to work on, then click download.
>JOSM defaults to downloading the area currently
>visible in JOSM.
>
>Regards,
>
>David
>--- Dirk Vervoort <postvak at telenet.be> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I use Josm, but have a question.
>> How can I define the area I want do download in Josm
>> ?
>> When I copy the urls from de view osm the area is
>> always less.
>> What is de meaning of the square around an area (
>> some routes are going
>> outsite this square) in OSM
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>>
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