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Author Bennett, Jonathan

Title OpenStreetMap : be your own cartographer / Jonathan Bennett
Published Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 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; Chapter 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 wiki; Communicating with other mappers; Mailing lists; Chatting on IRC; Forums
Planet.openstreetmap.orgReporting problems with OpenStreetMap software; OpenStreetMap on social networks; Don't be afraid to ask; Summary; Chapter 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 OpenStreetMap; Collecting information without a GPS; Have you finished?; Summary
Chapter 4: How OpenStreetMap Records Geographical FeaturesData 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; Chapter 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 Potlatch; Potlatch 2; Java OpenStreetMap Editor (JOSM); Understanding JOSM's user interface
Loading images into JOSMEditing 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; Chapter 6: Mapping and Editing Techniques; Drawing and tagging features; Drawing area features; Drawing ways with loops; Mapping residential streets and complex streets; Barriers and gates; Points of interest; Mapping overlapping features; Other civic amenities; Finding undocumented tags
Estimating area featuresFinished; Summary; Chapter 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 analyse; Filtering and sorting data; Creating a view; OSM Inspector; Summary; Chapter 8: Producing Customised Maps; The openstreetmap.org exporter; Choosing an image format; Generating image files; Embedding maps in a web page; Rendering maps on Windows using Kosmos
Summary Be your own cartographer
Notes English
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Subject Digital mapping.
Geospatial data.
Geographic information systems.
Geographic Information Systems
geographic information systems.
NATURE -- Fossils.
Digital mapping
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
Genre/Form geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
Geographic information systems.
Geospatial data.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Données géospatiales.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781847197511
1847197515
1282794779
9781282794771
9786612794773
6612794771
Other Titles Open Street Map