OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap.

Be your own cartographer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bennett, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2010.
Subjects:
Digital mapping.
Geospatial data.
Geographic information systems.
geographic information systems.
Digital mapping
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • OpenStreetMap; OpenStreetMap; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Preface; What this book covers; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Making a Free, Editable Map of the World; What is OpenStreetMap?; Why use OpenStreetMap?; Why contribute to OpenStreetMap?; History; Does it work?; Structure of the project; The OpenStreetMap Foundation; Achievements; Summary; 2. Getting started at openstreetmap.org; A quick tour of the front page; Creating your account; How to use the slippy map; Interacting with the data.
  • Project documentation: the wikiCommunicating with other mappers; Mailing lists; Chatting on IRC; Forums; planet.openstreetmap.org; Reporting problems with OpenStreetMap software; OpenStreetMap on social networks; Don't be afraid to ask; Summary; 3. Gathering Data using GPS; What is GPS?; What's a GPS trace?; What equipment do I need?; Making your first trace; Configuring your GPS receiver; Checking the quality of your traces; Making your traces more accurate; Surveying techniques; Making your survey comprehensive; Photo mapping; Audio mapping; Getting your traces into the right format.
  • Adding your traces to OpenStreetMapCollecting information without a GPS; Have you finished?; Summary; 4. How OpenStreetMap Records Geographical Features; Data primitives; Nodes; Ways; Relations; Changesets; Tagging; ""Any tags you like""; ""Don't tag for the renderer""; Verifiability; A few core tags; Other useful keys; Creating a new tag; Summary; 5. OpenStreetMap's Editing Applications; Potlatch; Launching Potlatch; Understanding Potlatch's user interface; Editing data using Potlatch; Using presets in Potlatch; Using GPS traces in Potlatch; Practicing with Potlatch.
  • Learning more about PotlatchPotlatch 2; Java OpenStreetMap Editor (JOSM); Understanding JOSM's user interface; Loading images into JOSM; Editing data in JOSM; Using presets in JOSM; Adding your account information to JOSM; Extending JOSM with plugins; Learning more about JOSM; Merkaartor; Loading images in Merkaartor; Editing data in Merkaartor; Uploading edits to OpenStreetMap; Learning more about Merkaartor; Summary; 6. Mapping and Editing Techniques; Drawing and tagging features; Drawing area features; Drawing ways with loops; Mapping residential streets and complex streets.
  • Barriers and gatesPoints of interest; Mapping overlapping features; Other civic amenities; Finding undocumented tags; Estimating area features; Finished; Summary; 7. Checking OpenStreetMap Data for Problems; Inspecting data with openstreetmap.org's data overlay and browser; Inspecting a single feature; Checking a feature's editing history; Inspecting changesets; Finding unsurveyed areas with the NoName layer; OSM Mapper; Creating an area to analyze; Filtering and sorting data; Creating a view; OSM Inspector; Summary; 8. Producing Customised Maps; The openstreetmap.org exporter.

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