OpenStreetMap Help

This is a static archive of our old OpenStreetMap Help Site. Please post any new questions and answers at community.osm.org.

All Questions

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[closed] How Long Before Change Occurs?

update change time

2013-12-21 00:45

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How can I download updated maps to my mobile

basecamp

2013-12-20 21:23

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OSM data download

download data

2013-12-20 20:12

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Trans Canada Highway

canada

2013-12-20 18:10

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What's to stop others deleting or defacing my work?

protection spoil vandalism defacing

2013-12-20 14:46

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Beginners guide to logging a journey with open source structures

journey

2013-12-20 14:45

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What does debug information means?

download information nominatim

2013-12-20 13:00

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What's the easiest way to see the previous position of a node?

location history

2013-12-19 16:53

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Roads outside of an actual city polygon

addressing

2013-12-19 14:55

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Out of HELP and Back to OSM

[closed] Where is the link back from help.osm.org to the main site?

website link help usability

2013-12-19 08:35

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How can I get OSM data to work on my Garmin Nuvi 260?

260 nuvi

2013-12-19 03:55

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Multipolygon of fence, building, fence, building, car parking

building outer fence multipolygon

2013-12-18 12:50

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Nominatim: Adminstrative Boundary process time?

nominatim admin_boundary

2013-12-18 11:57

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[closed] looking for an algorithm to walk on new paths

development routing algorithm

2013-12-18 10:19

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How can I generate a nice looking heatmap from OSM data?

heatmap data data_processing processing

2013-12-17 23:09

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Reading in Planet File - Aborted Core Dump

pbf osm2pgsql

2013-12-17 17:02

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OSM standard data-

map base update

2013-12-17 13:27

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[closed] Not answer the api of geolocalization.

nominatim geocoding

2013-12-17 10:42

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[closed] To tag or not to tag traffic lights near pedestrian crossing

crossing traffic_signals

2013-12-17 09:46

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how can i download data from a specific date

dates data

2013-12-17 09:01

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Incorrect City Name

city wrong wrongname

2013-12-16 19:20

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Can't make circles out of roundabouts with relations

ideditor circle

2013-12-16 15:15

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how to indicate that restaurant moved?

notification editing object moved mapping

2013-12-16 10:17

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How do you create a snapshot at fieldpapers.org (for use as a custom background)

aerial

2013-12-15 22:37

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[closed] Using, caching and distributing OSM maps and data in a commercial product - project specific questions.

commercial legal

2013-12-15 20:57

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Maperitive: Map without labels

rules maperitive labels export overlay

2013-12-14 22:14

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Sarstoon River is messed up

belize river

2013-12-14 22:03

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Exporting maps to GPS

garmin export gps

2013-12-14 17:54

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Map element visible in edit, not in "view mode"

bugorfeature

2013-12-14 16:30