[OSM-newbies] Converting GPS tracks to ways

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

James,

Ignore my original response. It wasn't helpful for what you were asking! See
below.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: newbies-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:newbies-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of James Ewen
>Sent: 24 March 2008 3:07 PM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-newbies] Converting GPS tracks to ways
>
>I'm having a hard time figuring out the secrets behind converting a
>GPS track to a way.
>
>From what I read, it should be pretty simple.
>
>1) I wander about with the GPS.
>2) Pull the data from the GPS and save it as a GPX file.
>3) Upload the GPX file to the database.
>4) Click the edit link next to the uploaded file.
>5) Click the TRACK button to convert track to locked ways for editing.
>6) Edit the way, and submit to the database.
>
>
>I can get through to step 5, and then get stuck. When I click the edit
>button from step 4, I get taken to the way editing page, but the GPS
>track never shows up. How many hours should I wait for the GPS track
>to show up? Is there some other step that needs to happen between
>clicking on edit in step 4, and pressing the TRACK button in step 5?

This should be working. Assuming the track has been imported to the
database, and hence the "edit" link works alongside it in the gpx traces
page, then when Potlatch starts you should see the thin blue line of the
trace appearing along with any waypoints. Clicking "Track" should then
convert this to a red "locked" way ready for editing. If that's not
happening for you then further investigation is required.

I just checked, the process does now work with compressed traces, so that
shouldn't be a problem for you either. It also works on other peoples traces
that appear in the traces page, not just your own.

Cheers

Andy

>
>I can hit G in the edit page, and the GPS track shows up, so it's not
>a problem with the GPX file, or import into the database. I usually
>simply trace the GPS track by hand to get it into the database, but
>the instructions sure make it sound like this process should be
>automatic, converting the track into a way.
>
>James
>
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