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 remove a special item on our towns map that doesn't fit?

removeitem

2011-11-08 11:43

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How to mark a place,make it clickable and have a pop-up window/balloon with info about it?

information popup

2011-11-07 21:33

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[closed] OS OpenData, FWTools and ogr2ogr

ogr2ogr

2011-11-07 09:31

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How do I tag a video rental store?

tagging

2011-11-07 07:00

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street not found at nominatim

not found street

2011-11-06 21:50

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Broken track

track broken

2011-11-06 16:35

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How to tag road service station?

tagging

2011-11-06 01:51

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Convert track to road

track to road

2011-11-05 21:07

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How to tag public baths?

water public tagging bath

2011-11-05 08:14

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Can I use OSM maps as a part of a free mobile application?

mobile application offline cc-by-sa license

2011-11-05 07:07

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OSM screenshot in scientific publication?

scientific publication

2011-11-05 07:03

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Problem with a roundabout

newbie route editing bicycle road

2011-11-04 16:42

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flagging spammy behaviour

spam

2011-11-04 16:32

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What is best practice for mapping signal controlled pedestrian crossings at road junctions

crossing pedestrian junction traffic_signals tagging

2011-11-04 12:36

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[closed] How to tag different lanes? RFC

lanes proposal lanes_ex junction turnlanes

2011-11-04 09:45

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Multi-lane assignment: Is there a way to figure out which lane I'm in given the gpx

lanes

2011-11-03 18:30

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Cannot browse OSM levels 17-18 with Locus (NOT downloading)

locus

2011-11-03 14:53

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Can I capture a still image of OSM, alter it and publish on my website?

images maps still alter drawing

2011-11-03 09:33

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Can I use or trace from CC-BY data under the new Contributor Terms?

imports odbl cc-by license tracing

2011-11-02 21:57

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How to render maps using Open Streetmaps API?

maps api

2011-11-02 13:48

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Construction site - how to add one to an existing road

potlatch problem construction add apply

2011-11-02 07:11

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Integrate OSM map with gpx track on my site

track gpx

2011-11-02 07:05

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Can i use an image of a OSM map with additional information in a paid iPhone app ?

usage map app commercial paid

2011-11-01 19:29

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I can't see my modifications in my private osm server

edit potlatch changes

2011-11-01 14:08

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Quality Assurance for Newbies

quality help classification

2011-11-01 13:20

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Anomaly in contour lines

anomaly contours

2011-11-01 11:31

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How can I get the full history Planet file without downloading it?

planet download

2011-11-01 08:38

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Is there an API to modify GPX metadata?

modify api gpx

2011-11-01 08:28

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translating names and tags

translate tagging

2011-10-31 13:39

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How can I download a subset of the data for a large area?

download filtering

2011-10-31 13:29