OpenStreetMap Help

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All Questions

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highway through building / building over highway

layer highway

2011-08-05 22:06

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how to download the territorial borders (violet line) as a shapefile

shapefile download gis

2011-08-05 15:21

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can I use elevations (spot heights) from maps or must I use my own GPS data?

source elevation map

2011-08-05 09:48

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[closed] How to show KML in OSM with automatically refresh ?

openstreetmap kml javascript

2011-08-05 09:45

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ZIP codes and associated areas

zip-code

2011-08-05 03:11

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Displaying only specific POIs on the map

filter pois

2011-08-04 23:17

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[closed] downloading maps via OziExplorer blocked

download oziexplorer blocked

2011-08-04 17:29

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[closed] Reclaiming a lost/abandoned wiki account?

wiki account

2011-08-04 17:03

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(how) should I map a forbidden trail?

forbidden_trail

2011-08-04 17:01

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[closed] How to add direction arrows(traffic) for a street?

question

2011-08-04 16:57

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Potlatch2 "R" (repeat tags) function: how should I flush the buffer before saving a new one?

function potlatch2 repeat

2011-08-04 16:52

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Problems with Tirana city roads (potential vandalism)

tirana problems

2011-08-04 16:36

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road on map, not in GPS

etrex garmin road gps

2011-08-04 13:42

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Can I use OpenStreetMap to make a town transit map?

bus transit public-transport transfer

2011-08-04 12:37

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How to add the village for an address ?

mapping address

2011-08-04 12:30

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2wd vs 4wd roads

roads genericpath australia cyclepath

2011-08-04 11:49

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Available address in OSM fails in lookup

lookup searching address

2011-08-04 10:31

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[closed] were is northern ireland

cant ireland find northern

2011-08-04 09:16

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Unable to upload tracks in .gpx format

tracks gpx upload

2011-08-03 21:50

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In Potlatch2, what symbol should I use for a drug-store like "Schlecker"

potlatch2 symbol editing

2011-08-03 14:21

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Problem was uploaded trace

potlatch gpx

2011-08-03 13:14

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[closed] Error editing with Potlatch

potlatch

2011-08-03 12:19

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Problem with Motorway/Trunk casing.

motorway quantumnik casing qgis

2011-08-03 07:05

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Keep getting error message...

edit potlatch error

2011-08-03 01:08

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Why isn't the POI that I added showing up on the map?

not_shown rendering tagging

2011-08-03 00:29

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[closed] Can I make a private map?

map private

2011-08-02 20:58

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Tag a Temporary One Way During Extended (4+ month) Construction?

construction temporary

2011-08-02 19:49

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Trace id list or (gpx id) retrieved from a bounding box

traces api gpx xapi

2011-08-02 18:47

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A complete novice- step by step directions for mapping with an iPod requested

recording ipod downloading tracks instructions

2011-08-02 17:38

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[closed] OSM Contributor Losing Faith Because of Nominatim

canada addressing nominatim quebec montreal

2011-08-02 16:08