[OSM-newbies] Converting GPS tracks to ways

[Andy Robinson]

On 25/03/2008, James Ewen <jewen at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 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.
>

Yeah, something clearly not right. Will let Richard take a look and
get back to you.

Cheers

Andy
>
>  James
>
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Andy Robinson