OpenStreetMap Help

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All Questions

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How do I distinguish between cycleways and footways?

tagging sidewalks road footway cycleway

2014-09-02 16:30

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Upload Addresses with GPS coordinates to OSM

import

2014-09-02 13:01

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How to mass-change tag value

mass_tagging editing tagging

2014-09-02 12:23

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Disappointed with GPX track detail - looking for suggestions

track gpx accuracy

2014-09-02 10:30

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Runkeeeper

maps adjust runkeeper

2014-09-02 10:26

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Link a building to a Wikimedia Commons category

wikimedia

2014-09-02 09:17

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Addresses for every nth house

address interpolation

2014-09-01 23:49

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Should I tag the relation or its elements?

ways tagging relations

2014-09-01 14:42

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How does OpenStreetMap data interact with existing Garmin map data?

garmin

2014-09-01 00:25

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Cycling path not taken in acount for routing

taken path into cycling account

2014-08-31 20:51

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Is there a such thing as too much information?

declutter mapping editing details time

2014-08-31 17:23

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How to tag a temporary emergency lock door

stoplog filling temporary lockdoor prepared

2014-08-31 16:15

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OSM maps for Garmin GPS

garmin gpsmaps

2014-08-31 14:17

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How can I build a searchable map for a University?

rendering university search build map

2014-08-31 13:07

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Multiple tags with the same key

fixme multiple tagging

2014-08-31 12:55

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OSM giving inaccurate directions at large junctions

directions wrong navigation app routing

2014-08-31 08:57

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Seltsame Route

route lang-de mapfactor routing falsche

2014-08-30 22:48

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Name of Bus Stop not visible in regular map

not_shown visible busstops mapnik

2014-08-30 20:17

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Gebäude werden auf highway=service nicht mehr dargestellt

mapping highway-service gebäude mapnik lang-de

2014-08-30 16:04

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New to OSM - "service area" map for website

website map polygon mapping

2014-08-30 12:57

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One way "pedestrian" or "pedestrians"?

exceptions pedestrian tagging oneway

2014-08-29 23:56

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Use Openstreet how a map in facebook

lots map with locations

2014-08-29 20:46

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[closed] Someone has removed roads and objects at Technion Technological Institute of Israel

deleted removed technion recover

2014-08-29 19:04

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Visualise edits made in given time interval for bounding box

visualization edits historic

2014-08-29 11:12

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Visualise addresses added (or changes added) in a given interval

visualization address

2014-08-29 11:04

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Should these elements being added to OSM ?

chains emergency shortcut mapping

2014-08-28 23:35

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Help with blocked road: how to map the barrier in middle?

divided tagging barrier road mapping

2014-08-28 20:30

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results in overpass-turbo-api : interesting data tells us more things

overpass

2014-08-28 20:20

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[closed] Umap: URL is in French, while informative message is in English

url umap

2014-08-28 17:33

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[closed] Umap: Follow roads when drawing line

umap drawing road

2014-08-28 17:32