[OSM-talk] old data not showing?

[David Groom]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "graham" <graham at theseamans.net>
To: <talk at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 9:47 AM
Subject: [OSM-talk] old data not showing?


> Hi,
>
> About a year ago I had a burst at entering data on streetmap. I'd
> uploaded a fair chunk of the eastern side of Hounslow (London TW3), but
> not converted it to ways or added street names.
>
> Then I had to leave it, and haven't looked at openstreetmap for some time.
>
> Now I've come back and am thinking of trying again, but I don't
> understand what has happened to the old data, or what the current system
> problems are. If I look at my personal history, the uploaded files are
> there. If I zoom in on the area, a few but not most of my uploads are
> displayed (clicking on the 'map' link in the personal history takes me
> to a top-level view of the UK for some reason, although the parameters
> look fine). If I change to 'edit' mode I just get a map made of empty
> grey blocks.

As has been mentioned earlier.  The Potlatch editor does not show segments
which have not yet been made into a way.

Downloading the area around Hounslow in JOSM I note there are many unwayed
segmnets.  So don't worry, all your previous work is still likely to be in
the database.

>
> So, questions:
>
> - Should I download and re-upload my old data? Will this break everything?
> - Is the edit screen generally broken, or is it just not working with
> firefox?
> - Am I asking in the right mailing list -  IIRC there was talk of a
> separate mailing list for newbie questions, but I can't find it.

http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies

>
> Thanks for any advice
> Graham
>
>
>
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