[OSM-talk] Newbie question

[Joerg Ostertag (OSM Munich/Germany)]

On Monday 22 January 2007 09:16, Nicola Ranaldo wrote:
> 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.

This is the reason I wrote osmfilter (which in parts also uses gpsbabel). It 
also checks against already existing osm-segments and cuts out these from 
your newly osm-suggestions. So the chances of duplicates are far less.

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