[OSM-newbies] How do I add an object in Potlach at specific coordinates?

[Richard Fairhurst]

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> What the subject says, I have a set of coordinates and I want to add
> an object at that location in Potlach. Do I have to produce a GPX file
> with markers at those locations or is there a way to do this in the
> interface?

There is no way to do that in Potlatch - Deelkar is right in  
suggesting you use the API or JOSM.

However, you can press L in Potlatch to get a display of your current  
latitude and longitude, so in isolated cases you might find that useful.

cheers
Richard
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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason schrieb:
> What the subject says, I have a set of coordinates and I want to add
> an object at that location in Potlach. Do I have to produce a GPX file
> with markers at those locations or is there a way to do this in the
> interface?

If you go through the hassle of creating a GPX file, why not use either 
the API directly, or maybe JOSM?

create an osm file like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<osm version="0.5" generator="my own stuff">
   <node id="-1" lat="12.345" lon="6.789" mode="create" />
</osm>

Make sure you put *negative* ids, or you will overwrite stuff on the server.

-- 

Dirk-Lüder "Deelkar" Kreie
Bremen - 53.0952°N 8.8652°E

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