OpenStreetMap Help

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All Questions

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Obtaining a list of items with "tag x but not tag y"

query xapi tags

2011-10-09 18:01

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Best Practice: Car Setup for Mapping with GPS and a Camera

car mapping how-to bestpractice

2011-10-09 14:48

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[closed] OSM files not loading

xml josm .osm

2011-10-09 09:08

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[closed] Is there an efficient way to delete excessive/redundant nodes?

nodes excessive redundant

2011-10-08 17:27

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How to Download map.prj file

download map.prj

2011-10-08 12:56

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Applying changesets-latest.osm.bz2 to the database

changeset

2011-10-07 15:59

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potlatch 2 not working - no editing functions

potlatch2 editing

2011-10-06 10:59

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[closed] How to add markers on a map from OSM using PHP and JavaScript?

maps geocoding markers

2011-10-06 10:43

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Merging duplicate ways (river)

duplicate river merging

2011-10-06 10:33

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Map Creating

map armenia artsakh

2011-10-06 09:42

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Combining coastlines for rendering

rendering osm coastline

2011-10-05 16:58

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How to create map tiles from OpenStreetMap offline and display it on Android?

openstreetmap tiles android

2011-10-05 16:54

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API allows duplicate ways within a relation

policy api relations

2011-10-04 21:17

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How to simply add a village or district name and location to OSM

adding geocoding locations

2011-10-04 20:15

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[closed] Changes not on the map

changes

2011-10-04 19:31

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Find the initial creator of a relation

railway italy relations history

2011-10-04 16:45

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new changesets not showing up on the map

changeset tagging

2011-10-04 15:45

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How to tag a wayside cross

tagging

2011-10-04 06:58

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What sources of information are usually used for forest areas?

sources tracking imports

2011-10-03 16:39

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Tool for creating vector tiles

tiles vector

2011-10-03 14:10

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Transforming XML output from XAPI search

xml stylesheet xapi relations xslt

2011-10-03 14:05

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How can I add an icon to the map?

interior shop made icon

2011-10-03 13:32

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Topology and wayfinding

topology

2011-10-03 13:02

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Don't manage loading a gpx and then editing it to a path in OSM

import gpx

2011-10-03 04:49

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Is there a shortcut to use the same symbol as the previous way in Potlatch?

symbols potlatch

2011-10-02 23:08

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How do I tag ramps on steps in Potlatch In simple mode

potlatch2 development tagging template

2011-10-02 14:30

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Brussels in Belgium

brussels

2011-10-01 13:37

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New to OSMapping and having problems with creating a new route from gpx

path create gpx

2011-10-01 01:28

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learning site

openstreetmap javascript osm

2011-09-30 07:35

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Re-ordering / sorting ways in a relation

ways josm relation order sort

2011-09-29 15:12