[OSM-talk] using SRTM contours when editing

[Holger Schöner]

Hello,

> Just wondering whether there's any way that I can display SRTM contours
> in JOSM or Potlatch when editing? It would be useful for placing features
> such as natural=peak and waterway=stream where you have local knowledge
> of an area but aren't able to go wonder round with a GPS. I know it
> wouldn't be as accurate as GPS surveying, but I'd still like to be able
> to refer to it.

I do not know directly about SRTM images, but in Potlatch you can use the 
cyclemap as background, which has contour lines serving the same purpose 
(and maybe even clearer than a greyscale image ...).

Cheers, Holger