OpenStreetMap Help

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All Questions

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Contributing Garmin trace data

garmin

2011-01-28 21:12

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Why does a lake does not show as such in the view?

water natural lake

2011-01-28 18:52

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Correcting outer boundary of United States?

boundary administrative

2011-01-28 15:54

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I see some nodes on the map, but I can't find them in Planet.osm. Why?

openstreetmap xml parsing

2011-01-28 10:45

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How can I export data for a section of the map?

data export

2011-01-28 10:21

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Potlatch 2 - is there a way of loading all your GPS traces?

potlatch2

2011-01-28 09:18

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Potlatch 2 - Show Streets without names

potlatch2 nonames streetnames

2011-01-28 06:51

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Contributing via a Windows Mobile device

windowsmobile software gps

2011-01-27 21:26

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Added austria. When will I see the change ?

nominatim newbie

2011-01-27 18:12

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Maps for We-Travel?

openstreetmap

2011-01-27 17:00

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[closed] Problem running mkgmap

mkgmap

2011-01-27 13:32

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[closed] How to show elevation contours in JOSM?

josm elevation contours srtm

2011-01-26 21:35

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Waypoint handling in Potlatch 2

potlatch2

2011-01-25 17:58

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[closed] No error message when a GPX upload fails?

gpx upload error

2011-01-25 15:42

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how to use these maps and how do I put them in my web-site?

website map use

2011-01-25 12:08

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How can I edit GPX tracks in Potlatch 2?

potlatch editing gpx

2011-01-25 12:05

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How to tag road that is not maintained in winter

winter tagging

2011-01-24 20:19

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OSM and Lowrance Endura

lowrance

2011-01-24 18:15

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[closed] Upload GPX track...no display on profile, no error of OSM server, no mail

gpx display upload error

2011-01-24 15:30

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[closed] Mapnik and OSMARenderer glitches

osmarenderer mapnik renderer

2011-01-24 11:37

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Starting Potlatch2 from the GPX traces list

potlatch2 potlatch editing editor

2011-01-23 22:18

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JOSM: Adjusting Bing bitmaps

josm bing

2011-01-23 11:01

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Red error tiles in JOSM

tile josm imagery error

2011-01-23 08:32

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tagging a building used for exhibitions, concerts, performances etc

multi-use tagging

2011-01-23 04:13

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[closed] Search-field should be positioned top left

interface gui search-field

2011-01-22 18:20

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Turn off GPS traces in Potlatch 2?

potlatch2 gps

2011-01-21 16:22

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[closed] How do I recover my account details?

openstreetmap account

2011-01-21 16:05

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[closed] download on ipad

download ipad

2011-01-20 17:04

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Does the "name=*" tag make sense for a tram track?

tram public-transport tagging

2011-01-20 14:46

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Lukavac city is not in Serbia

lukavac

2011-01-20 13:34