Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of Introduction

Timestamp:

2009-04-24T11:20:10+02:00 (17 years ago)

Author:

frawe

Comment:

some adjustments

Introduction

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 == Editing in JOSM ==
 
-The first step of actual editing is to add a node to the OSM data where there will be a junction or a significant change in direction. To add a node, highlight the node button, either by clicking the 2nd button in the left menu bar, or by hitting the "A" key on the keyboard (the 2nd button should then be highlighted). Move the mouse cursor over your GPS track, and left click it wherever you want a node to be. A white dot (a selected node) should appear and a rubberline span from that dot to the mouse cursor. As you create subsequent nodes the earlier nodes will be shown as red dots.
+The first step of actual editing is to add a node to the OSM data where there will be a junction or a significant change in direction. To add a node, highlight the node button, either by clicking the 2nd button in the left menu bar, or by hitting the "A" key on the keyboard (the 2nd button should then be highlighted). Move the mouse cursor over your GPS track, and left click it wherever you want a node to be. A white dot (a selected node) should appear and a rubberline span from that dot to the mouse cursor. As you create subsequent nodes the earlier nodes will be shown as yellow dots.
 
-A series of joined nodes forms a way.
+A series of joined nodes forms a way. This means "way" is a general term for series of joined nodes, not only for roads or ways in reality.
 
-Ways on their own are not of much use unless they are tagged to say what they represent. [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_features Map Features] shows all the current key value pairs which could be used on a way. Ensure the properties 
-pane is open on the right hand side of JOSM, the 8th button on the left (an icon with a wrench over a document) should be highlighted, if not click the button or hit "Alt+Shift+P". That properties pane has three buttons: a plus sign with "add" next to it, then "edit", then "delete".
+Ways on their own are not of much use unless they are tagged to say what they represent. [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_features Map Features] shows all the current key value pairs which could be used on a way. Ensure the properties pane is open on the right hand side of JOSM, the 8th button on the left (an icon with a wrench over a document) should be highlighted. If not click that button or hit "Alt+Shift+P". The properties pane has three buttons: a plus sign with "Add" next to it, then "Edit", then "Delete".
 
-Editing properties refers to all the currently selected, i.e. highlighted, elements (nodes and ways). To select anything you must be in select mode which can be switched into by clicking the first of the left hand icons or hitting the "S" key. Ensure your new way is highlighted, then click the "add" button, a dialog box will appear and you will be asked to select a key and a value. Type in the key/value pair which represents the way you are creating, e.g. for the key type "highway" without the quotes, and for value type "secondary" again without the quotes. Now click OK. You have now tagged your way.
+Editing properties refers to all the currently selected, i.e. highlighted, elements (nodes and ways). To select anything you must be in select mode which can be switched into by clicking the first of the left hand icons or hitting the "S" key. Ensure your new way is highlighted, then click the "Add" button, a dialog box will appear and you will be asked to select a key and a value. Type in the key/value pair which represents the way you are creating, e.g. for the key type "highway" without the quotes, and for value type "secondary" again without the quotes. Now click OK. You have now tagged your way.
 
 == Uploading to OSM ==
 If you are happy with all that you have done then you need to upload this to OSM server. Click on the green up arrow [[Image(source:trunk/images/upload.png)]].
 
-JOSM now performs a quick check on the data you're about to upload. If it finds warnings or errors you'll be presented a list of them. Click "No" if you decide to fix these problems and try again afterwards. Otherwise click "Yes".
+JOSM now performs a quick check on the data you're about to upload. If it finds warnings or errors you'll be presented with a list of them and get the chance to correct the problems and try again or upload anyway. It's not necessary to fix all of that, but please don't go over it easily, especially not the errors.
 
-Finally JOSM will present you a list of changed or newly created elements for reviewing it. You're also asked to provide a short freetext summary of you're edits. This description will be saved with your data on the server and serves information purposes like for example the [http://openstreetmap.org/browse Recent Changes list].
+Finally JOSM will present you a list of changed or newly created elements for reviewing it. You're also asked to provide a short freetext summary of your edits. This description will be saved with your data on the server and serves information purposes like for example the [http://openstreetmap.org/browse Recent Changes list]. If you fixed an error in the data by deleting a way not existing anymore in reality, this is something you should definitely mention.
 
-With your final click on "submit changes" your data will be uploaded and visible for everyone else.
+With your final click on "Upload changes" your data will be uploaded and visible for everyone else.
 
 Please be careful with editing and uploading data. When in doubt if everything is ok, rather refrain from uploading and save the area locally on disk to check back to it later.