[talk-au] Hey from a newbie!

[Peter Ross]

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Jason Oakley<waulok at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I downloaded the MotionsX GPS app for my iPhone. I'd like to help out by
> doing my home town and nearby small towns which don't seem to be on OSM as
> yet.
>
> I visit about once every 1-2 months so can update over time.
>
> Has anyone written a HowTo for iPhones? I think that'd be cool to read it
> step by step :)
>
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Making_GPX_Tracks#iPhone_Software

suggests that with motionx you send the resulting gpx file to yourself
and then upload it to OSM.

After it's uploaded use JOSM, potlatch or merkatoor to consume the gpx
file and turn it into OSM artifcats.

Hope that helps and good luck with the mapping.