[OSM-talk] newbie OSM questions (configurejosm in widows proxy, error parsing track logs, ubuntu gpsbabel, etc.)

[Dubravko Penezic]

Hi :) ...

On 1/4/07, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have some newbie OSM questions.  I apologize if the following
> concerns have been discussed already.  I have been browsing the mail
> archive and the OSM wiki for some answers but I can't seem to find the
> answers.
>
> 1. How do I configure JOSM in windows with a proxy server with
> username and password?

If you are able to define URL like connection to your proxy you may
specifie  that in
.josm directory, in file preferences variable is now set like

osm-server.url=http://www.openstreetmap.org/api

> 2. I'm having difficulty uploading my tracks, the email I received
> says it cannot properly parse my tracks.  However, I can easily

My too :) ... so I dont upload track, I also think that uploading only
GPS track (GPX) file doesnt have sance at all, because my eye so
something, and only I am able to do proper maping.

> display them in JOSM, is it OK to create/edit nodes, segments and ways
> without uploading the gps track in OSM?

Yap

> 4. My Ubuntu dapper machine cannot download tracks from my GARMIN
> etrex, I'm using GPSBabel Version 1.2.7 from the ubuntu repository.

Try to contact GPSbabel developer team.

> Lastly, I have been editing Metro Manila, Philippines along with Mike
> Collinson (http://labs.metacarta.com/osm/?lat=1629479.82233&lon=13480446.42214&zoom=10&layers=B00).
>  We hope more would contribute in these areas.

Nice work done.

Regards,
Dubravko