[OSM-newbies] Converting GPS tracks to ways

[James Ewen]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:

> What's the GPX track you're loading? It's possible, I guess, that it
> has its XML elements in a different order to what Potlatch expects.
> Gah, I hate XML. Let me know the URL and I'll dig around a bit.

Okay, I went out and made a new track of a subdivision just south of
my place. It's in the high resolution imaging area, and I would have
just traced it from the image, but I'll use it for a test track for
solving my conundrum...

http://www.openstreetmap.com/user/VE6SRV/traces/88229 is the "More"
information page for the trace. I'm not sure if you will be able to
see it or not. I can not find a way to search tags to find specific
traces. The only way I know to search traces by tag is to paste this
URL into the browser, and then change the final word.

http://www.openstreetmap.com/traces/tag/Strathcona

This URL will find the GPS trace of West Whitecroft. When I click on
edit for this trace, the START PLAY HELP TRACK buttons show up at the
bottom of the Potlatch window, and then dissappear. I can click on the
show GPS trace icon at the bottom of the screen, and the GPS trace
shows up.

I should be able to see the trace, click on TRACK, edit the extra
points and doubling back out of the GPS trace, and then save the
finished product to the database.

James