Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of Introduction


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Timestamp:
2007-10-10T14:49:18+02:00 (18 years ago)
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dmgroom
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update for API 0.5 changes

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  • Introduction

    v8 v9  
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    88A "node" represents the start and end of a segment, and should be wherever
    9 there is a significant change in direction, or a junction. "Segments" are
     9there is a significant change in direction, or a junction. Segments are
    1010then drawn between each node, with curves being made up of a series of
    11 segments.  Lastly a road will be represented by a "way", which is a group of
     11segments.  A collection of these segments forms a "way", which is a group of
    1212segments which are collected together.  In general in urban areas it would
    1313be usual for most roads to be formed into only one way, but when you get out
    … …  
    3030hover the mouse over it a tip comes up saying "add a node to the map". If
    3131the button looks like a series of three squares with lines between them,
    32 and the tip says "add a node into an existing segment", then click the tiny
     32and the tip says "add a node into an existing way", then click the tiny
    3333black triangle on the node button and select the single square.  To add a
    3434node, highlight the node button, either by clicking the 4th button in the
    … …  
    4040
    4141Once you have a series of nodes, the next thing you'll need to do is to draw
    42 segments between them.  Click the button below the node button, or hit "g"
     42a way between them.  Click the button below the node button, or hit "g"
    4343on the keyboard.  Move the mouse cursor over a node, left click and hold
    4444down the left mouse button whilst dragging the cursor to an adjacent node,
    45 the release the left mouse button.  A segment, represented by a line between
    46 the nodes should now exist.  These will initially be shown in white since as
    47 you draw them they are deemed to be selected.  When you have drawn all the
    48 segments in a way, you need to highlight all of them.  If you have just been
    49 creating them they all will be highlighted anyway, but if you need to add
    50 old segments (shown as green lines between nodes) then click the select menu
    51 button and holding down the shift key, click on all the segments you want to
    52 form the way.  Once all the segments are selected click the way button, the
    53 sixth button down, or hit "w" on the keyboard, and a dialog box should
    54 appear saying "create a way out of x segments", click yes and you have
    55 created a way, initially it will be shown in white, but if you click the
     45the release the left mouse button.  A line between
     46the nodes should now exist.  Initially it will be shown in white, but if you click the
    5647select button, or click "s" on keyboard, and then left click away from the
    5748way, you will de-select it and it should be shown in blue.
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    7768A couple of other points about creating segments and ways.
    7869
    79 1) Dual carriage ways should be drawn as two separate parallel sets of segments, with each carriage way being a different way.
     701) Dual carriage ways should be drawn as two separate parallel ways, with each carriage way being a different way.
    8071
    81 2) If a street is one way (including the individual carriageways of a dual carriageway) the segments should be drawn in the direction of travel.
     722) If a street is one way (including the individual carriageways of a dual carriageway) the way should be drawn in the direction of travel.
    8273
    83 3) If a street is not one way, then to make the rendering in Osmarender look correct:
    84 
    85     all segments which will comprise a way should be drawn in the same direction.
    86 
    87     street names are rendered in the direction of travel, so it is helpful if segments are drawn left to right, then the street names appear the correct way up
    88 
    89 4) All segments in a way should be in order, this will be done automatically by JOSM if all the segments are turned into a way in one go, but you can add new segments to an existing way, and this sometimes causes the order to get jumbled up. Ways can be re-ordered using [wiki:Help/Menu/Edit Edit > Reorder segments].
    90 
    91 5) The key / value tagging is case sensitive, all keys should be entered in
    92 lower case
     743) The key / value tagging is case sensitive, all keys should be entered in lower case.
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