Drawing a track manually on the map

0	Can I draw a track on the map with my mouse then get details of how far it is? And then maybe export it to my gps? tracks export drawing asked 28 Mar '11, 23:20 scuba_2 1●1●1●1 accept rate: 0% edited 28 Mar '11, 23:31 Jonathan Ben... 8.3k●17●85●108

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2	See also Application or Web Interface for Building Tracks on OSM. permanent link answered 28 Mar '11, 23:38 Frederik Ramm ♦ 82.5k●92●720●1273 accept rate: 23%

Yes, you could do this in JOSM, there is a plugin (measurement) that does this kind of task, and JOSM also allows you to convert osm-data to gpx. I am not sure how precise this measurement is though. If you need reliable data, using a GIS program like QGis might be a better alternative.

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