[OSM-newbies] defining an area with potlatch

[Iván Sánchez Ortega]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 15:12, Sebek Ab. wrote:
> If I understood well, there are 3 types of data in OSM :
> - points
> - lines
> - areas

Nope, you're wrong. Data primitives are nodes, ways and relationships.

> If I know how to do the first 2 in potlatch (the flash editor
> accessible by the Edit link) I don t know how to define areas.

An area is simply a line, in which the last point is the same as the first.

Just draw the line, and make sure that, when closing the area, the cursor
shows a small circle (meaning that Potlach is snapping the end node to an
existing node, in this case the first node).


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Iván Sánchez Ortega <ivan at sanchezortega.es>

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