OpenStreetMap Help

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All Questions

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How do I propose an official tag?

wiki tagging

2010-08-14 21:58

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What effects will the license change have?

licence license

2010-08-14 12:31

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Issues with http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ ?

housenumbers nominatim

2010-08-13 14:25

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When you have a building and a surrounding area, which one should most tags be on?

building tagging

2010-08-12 03:26

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What does a sportsmen's club get tagged as?

sportsmens club tagging

2010-08-11 22:53

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Which operator tag for a post_box? (post_box operator Frage)

post_box operator

2010-08-11 10:14

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What's the correct landuse for a cleared site?

construction landuse

2010-08-11 08:28

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When is it appropriate to use the psv=* tag?

psv tagging

2010-08-09 21:35

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[closed] How do I change the edit box on the wiki from Vector to Monobook?

wiki vector monobook

2010-08-09 20:42

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How can I map an area described by metes and bounds?

metes bounds mapping

2010-08-09 07:59

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What's the best tag for a golf cart path?

golf tagging

2010-08-08 20:50

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Should different types of ferries that follow the same route have different ways?

ferry tagging

2010-08-07 01:56

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How does Nominatim have data that is not in OpenStreetMap?

openstreetmap israel nominatim housenumbers

2010-08-05 08:09

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Uploading a small bit of new TIGER data (and 3 other unrelated questions)

tiger import ref tagging mapnik

2010-08-04 09:31

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How should a farm be tagged?

best-practise tagging

2010-08-03 16:17

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Can I create turn-by-turn directions from a relation?

directions relation

2010-08-03 12:43

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Which tag(s) do I use?

tagging

2010-08-03 08:36

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How do I map a basement that extends beyond the foundation?

building tunnel underground basement

2010-08-01 19:30

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How can I make sense of munin.openstreetmap.org?

munin server

2010-08-01 18:27

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Asking permission to survey

survey permission

2010-07-30 16:12

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[closed] What is the date of the data currently displayed on opencyclemap.org?

opencyclemap cycle

2010-07-28 09:05

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How do I tag a runway approach?

runway tagging

2010-07-26 17:19

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What should be done about a temporary relocation of an amenity for rebuilding?

temporary tagging

2010-07-26 09:45

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Is there any way to group the rendering of changes to the public map?

rendering

2010-07-23 15:32

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How to start gosmore on an MD 97430?

gosmore md97430

2010-07-23 14:54

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What's the best way to tag a wide sidepath?

sidepath footway tagging

2010-07-23 12:06

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How to translate wiki Template:Catmain

wiki translate template

2010-07-23 09:12

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Is there a limit on the number of nodes in a way?

ways nodes api relations

2010-07-22 20:13

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[closed] move search box to top of www.openstreetmap.org?

slippymap

2010-07-22 20:08

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How do I tag a middle tier of truck restrictions?

hgv truck tagging

2010-07-22 16:05