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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How do I map these protected areas

import protected_area

2012-07-17 09:47

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Whats the best way to tag a floating home ?

watery home floating ark area

2012-07-16 20:44

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how to select a language?

language

2012-07-16 18:39

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Why does it show the Spanish name "Pensilvania" in a Nominatim page?

default nominatim local accept language

2012-07-16 14:35

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Online road map make?

map road online

2012-07-16 13:29

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Reframe my own question How to tag historic military earthwalls

fieldworks schans historic redoubt earthworks.

2012-07-15 23:28

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[closed] Don't see my updated roads in view page

roads newly added

2012-07-15 20:47

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Should I tag nodes or areas for amenity and tourism?

amenity tourism nodes tagging areas

2012-07-15 20:42

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no carriageway near the current gps position

carriageway

2012-07-15 19:36

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Mapping of Yenogoa for a Public Safety and Security System

bayelsa

2012-07-15 18:36

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Why is the River Thames now full of riverbank?

river thames riverbank

2012-07-15 08:23

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Semi-private access roads

access residential private

2012-07-14 10:02

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TinyURL? what is all this about?

tinyurl

2012-07-14 09:44

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request for limit increase

limit request adress

2012-07-13 18:03

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[closed] Nominatim data import error: ERROR: DB Error: no such table

nominatim

2012-07-13 07:12

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Karteneintragungen auch nach 15 Stunden nicht sichtbar (Mapnik)

sichtbarkeit mapnik visibility lang-de

2012-07-12 21:22

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[closed] want to navigate off line on my android phone.

navigate offline android

2012-07-12 21:11

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Please help with nonworking roundabout

problem roundabout

2012-07-12 18:58

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Extracting nodes and ways only

ways nodes

2012-07-12 16:55

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Split .osm file without fragmenting ways and relations

josm .osm file split

2012-07-12 16:54

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rename is not displayed

rename

2012-07-12 13:44

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Icon visible on Potlatch 2 but not in OSM ?!

tagging icon

2012-07-12 13:38

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Where are the maps?

map window

2012-07-12 11:56

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regional walking routes

routes walking regional

2012-07-12 11:52

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Track surface vs tracktype and Mapnik rendering

track tracktype surface mapnik

2012-07-12 07:34

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incorrect data check

windows data check osmosis

2012-07-12 03:13

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Editing map tiles offline

offline api

2012-07-11 23:20

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Accuracy versus usability

footpath readability accuracy

2012-07-11 23:18

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Import OSM file in MySQL on a Windows system (using PHP, maybe?)

php osmosis mysql

2012-07-11 22:31

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OSM on Navigon

navigon osm

2012-07-11 22:20