OpenStreetMap Help

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All Questions

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Single, un-connected node seems to be part of nonexistent line

nodes lines

2016-10-03 14:48

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Map with leaflet and custom data layers - render to image?

layers leaflet data png rendering

2016-10-03 13:12

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How can I create my own tags using JOSM?

senegal hospital school tagging

2016-10-02 10:54

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Hide the representation in popup if some attributes are mising

umap popup

2016-10-02 09:54

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not able to view my trace in openstreetmap

map gpx

2016-10-02 08:15

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Could an edit of mine have been added to google maps?

copyleft attribution copyright google_maps

2016-10-01 19:15

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GPX-track visibility

map gpx

2016-09-29 20:06

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Land marked with sea color

colors

2016-09-29 17:43

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how to tag (governmental) renamed street?

rename streetname

2016-09-29 12:02

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How might I find the original file

europe gis

2016-09-29 09:36

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How to get nodes and ways by polygon in a single Overpass query

overpassapi overpass openstreetmap api overpass-turbo

2016-09-29 03:18

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Overpass API FILE_ERROR Operation not permitted 1

openstreetmap overpassapi ubuntu

2016-09-28 19:03

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Using OSM for calculating distance in desktop application using java

application java desktop

2016-09-28 18:45

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How to fix a wrong place hierarchy?

hierarchy place

2016-09-28 15:30

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duplicate key value violates unique constraint "users_display_name_idx"

apidb osmosis

2016-09-28 10:06

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Road surface

roads surface

2016-09-28 00:30

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Coastline and island not updated

islands coastline update

2016-09-27 21:16

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Layer hierarchy

layers

2016-09-27 18:59

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please do not leave overlapping streets

photos subdivision overlapping widths

2016-09-27 12:43

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Interested in building a bulk geocoder app that could be used locally in the browse

nominatim

2016-09-27 08:50

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Administrative boundaries not complete

boundaries administrative

2016-09-27 08:24

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Newbie editing: how to add a roundabout?

editing newbie

2016-09-25 23:44

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map of the activities for European night of researchers on next 30 septembre

map night researchers european

2016-09-24 17:58

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Getting a list of roads in a neighborhood.

roads neighborhood. updates

2016-09-24 17:56

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Area of a polygon in uMap

umap polygon area

2016-09-24 12:02

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Onetime bulk reverse geocoding: which amout is okay?

bulk reversegeocoding geocoding nominatim

2016-09-24 10:49

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Server spec

mapserver

2016-09-23 18:28

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How to correct shake holes being confused for old mine workings in North Yorkshire, UK?

name tagging area

2016-09-23 10:57

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What is the tile server the iD editor used to renderd?

ideditor josm renderd usage tileserver

2016-09-23 10:04

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Forested area shows up as lake in Transportation layer

forest

2016-09-23 04:29