[OSM-talk] Newbie question

[Nicola Ranaldo]

On Monday 22 January 2007 01:47, Robert Copelan wrote:
[...]
> However I seem to have missed one key point about
> getting started.  I created a GPX file from my GPS
> data and uploaded it.  In both the online editor and
> JOSM I don't seem to be able to connect the track
> points.  Is it correct that I have to insert a node at
> each track point?      WOuld have thought that it was
> possible to use the exact GPS track without having to
> manually insert nodes.

Hello Robert,
you may process your gpx with gpsbabel to reduce the number of points, and use 
it to create an osm data layer automagically. Howewer this is discouraged 
when your gpx overlaps an already mapped area, as you may duplicate ways, 
nodes etc.

An example of usage is: 
 gpsbabel -i gpx -o gpx -f pippo.gpx -x simplify,error=0.001k -F reduced.gpx

Remember, howewer, to upload the original gpx file on www.openstreetmap.org 
and not the reduced!

	Niko