OpenStreetMap Help

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All Questions

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MapBox is not using current name on OSM

old_name name mapbox

2018-08-29 09:16

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First time user: Restaurant not appearing on map?

not_shown edit hidden newbie

2018-08-29 07:24

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Area used for training soldiers

military tagging

2018-08-29 06:18

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postalcode should be in uppercase for geocode?

postalcode special-phrases geocoding nominatim

2018-08-28 15:15

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remove or suppress water lake feature

suppress hide waterbody

2018-08-28 14:30

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Unable to edit my tracks in OSM

editnotpossible

2018-08-28 12:11

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How can I create a Nominatim instance on my own server?

nominatim database

2018-08-28 10:29

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Possible to make "Custom Map Data" unselectable, as GPX traces were before?

track gps

2018-08-28 01:22

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Should train station parking be tagged as landuse:railway ?

railway train parking

2018-08-28 00:51

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[closed] Missing task boundaries

boundaries hot_tasking_manager

2018-08-27 22:59

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How do I tag a skywalk / skyway / sky bridge?

building bridge tagging

2018-08-27 21:41

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Osm2pgsql filed due to ERROR: Index file has wrong size: (must be multiple of 8)

nominatim osm2pgsql

2018-08-27 19:29

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how can i upload to tiff image?

tiff aerial photos

2018-08-27 18:20

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problem installing uMap locally and problem saving POIs (probably connected)

umap installation linux

2018-08-27 17:47

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Can the maps for a region be shown differently when accessed from different countries?

access country boundary different

2018-08-27 10:47

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Tags for repairing workshop (including Repair Café)

repair workshop

2018-08-27 06:53

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Why renderd says Unicode escape values cannot be used?

renderd unicode error

2018-08-27 03:30

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Exporting entire railway network

railway export

2018-08-27 00:30

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English place names for India, Malaysia and Indonesia?

translation

2018-08-26 05:14

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how can i embed a map in my website

website embed

2018-08-25 22:22

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[closed] Draw a custom area on the map and import it on GPS

garmin gpx drawing rescue

2018-08-25 21:11

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Trailside loudspeakers blasting radio all day long. How to tag?

sound trail loudspeakers

2018-08-25 11:28

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Getting null values against keys ?

osmconvert csv key

2018-08-25 04:54

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Is there someplace to post a request for review of my edits?

review newbie

2018-08-24 23:24

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Getting doc on long / lat <-> quad tile conversion

quadtile coordinates

2018-08-24 22:43

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Merge months old OSM files with community version of the maps

update osmosis local-copy

2018-08-24 11:08

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Tagging minor residential property buildings

building residential proposal tagging

2018-08-24 00:45

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Unwanted stripped background in JOSM

josm stripes background map

2018-08-23 20:23

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Mod_Tile handing off to renderd when tiles exist

renderd mod_tile

2018-08-23 19:13

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Italy map update version info

map version italy

2018-08-23 12:56