Thanks Ian and Andrew. 2 good response to get me started. I have responded to Ian via private OSM email. Andrew: The strange appearance is due to its width. The portion I added connects a short bridge to the east and a short section to the west that already existed. The existing trails that I connected to are lines of dashes but my addition is is far more than that. Ian says my addition has a bridge tag so I need to review that. I did not add a bridge tag. Is "highway=footway the correct designation for a bike/walking path? Seems strange it would not read just "way" instead of "highway". Does that yield a line of dashes which I think is what I want? Will I need to use JOSM to fix my addition? It seems quite Imposing for me as a novice. Fred
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send newbies mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of newbies digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. help editing a trail contribution (Fred Felter) > 2. Re: help editing a trail contribution (ianmac nz) > 3. Re: help editing a trail contribution (Andrew Errington) > 4. Re: help editing a trail contribution (Andrew Errington) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:31:26 -0800 > From: Fred Felter <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OSM-newbies] help editing a trail contribution > Message-ID: > <CAKmiEzMURMXw--+taMtjMsuEAmW_465Ldk7= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > My first post here. > I recently contributed a GPS trace to complete a foot/bike path near where > I live. The result in OSM has a strange appearance and I cannot figure out > how to fix it. Since this is new to me I could really use some personal > tutoring to get me through this problem. Is this an appropriate forum for > that? And if not, where? > > My trace is http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/frefel/traces/1614067. I > wanted my entire trace to be used but only a section was. What I added > looks more like a road than a foo/bike trail and I don't see why? > > Thanks for any help. > Fred > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/newbies/attachments/20131219/7f25ee9b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:48:28 +0800 > From: ianmac nz <[email protected]> > To: Help for newbie mappers <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] help editing a trail contribution > Message-ID: > <CAHYGsov4WXssskp0Lm2EcZcL5s2NoAb8ymsQLLEBmPYt= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi > > You have used the tag bridge=yes for the entire length of the track to the > west of the creek crossing. > > The rendering for bridges looks similar to some roads. > > Try removing that tag for the west section of the trail. > > You also need to join the west section of track to the bridge. > > Hope that helps > > PS - (tried to send an embedded image but that's not working) > > Ian > > > On 20 December 2013 11:31, Fred Felter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My first post here. > > I recently contributed a GPS trace to complete a foot/bike path near > where > > I live. The result in OSM has a strange appearance and I cannot figure > out > > how to fix it. Since this is new to me I could really use some personal > > tutoring to get me through this problem. Is this an appropriate forum for > > that? And if not, where? > > > > My trace is http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/frefel/traces/1614067. I > > wanted my entire trace to be used but only a section was. What I added > > looks more like a road than a foo/bike trail and I don't see why? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > Fred > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > newbies mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > > > > > > > -- > Ian MacIntosh > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/newbies/attachments/20131220/8eaf49f6/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:05:57 +0900 > From: Andrew Errington <[email protected]> > To: Help for newbie mappers <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] help editing a trail contribution > Message-ID: > < > cagzkowrpkemwucotavp3oiiqv7r3pjz3dfw54qfjuxuxnho...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Apologies if I underestimate what you know, but a gps trace will not > show up on the map. We use the gps trace as a guideline to draw roads > and trails on the map itself. It looks like you have done this and > drawn a way on top of the trace, and it's tagged highway=footway > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/249319492 > > What is strange about its appearance? It looks ok. > > The only thing you can (and should) do is make sure the way is tagged > properly. If you think it is, then you're done. The way the way (!) > is drawn is dependent on the rules for the specific renderer that you > are looking at. If you select a different map layer from the menu on > the right you will see your path drawn in a different style (and > sometimes not at all). It's up to the renderer to decide what to > render and how to render it. > > What you *must not do* is alter the tags to make something look the > way you want it to on the map. For example, maybe you'd like a road > to be drawn blue (because you like blue), so you could tag it as a > river. It would look blue, but it would be wrongly tagged. It's an > extreme example, but illustrates the point. > > What do you think needs to be fixed? If you want the entire trace to > be used then you must draw a way along the entire length. It's > possible that somebody else already did some parts of it, so you could > re-align the existing ways to your trace, or you could leave them as > they are. Don't forget that the gps trace may be offset by several > metres in any direction, so it might not be in exactly the right > place. > > Best wishes, > > Andrew > > On 20 December 2013 12:31, Fred Felter <[email protected]> wrote: > > My first post here. > > I recently contributed a GPS trace to complete a foot/bike path near > where I > > live. The result in OSM has a strange appearance and I cannot figure out > how > > to fix it. Since this is new to me I could really use some personal > tutoring > > to get me through this problem. Is this an appropriate forum for that? > And > > if not, where? > > > > My trace is http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/frefel/traces/1614067. I > > wanted my entire trace to be used but only a section was. What I added > looks > > more like a road than a foo/bike trail and I don't see why? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > Fred > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > newbies mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:07:10 +0900 > From: Andrew Errington <[email protected]> > To: Help for newbie mappers <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] help editing a trail contribution > Message-ID: > < > cagzkowqg8g+2ztx-qpacqq_s9ynlai0tiq8yzf0uvq7ev4d...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Ah! Missed the bridge=yes tag! Other than that it looks fine. > > On 20 December 2013 13:05, Andrew Errington <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apologies if I underestimate what you know, but a gps trace will not > > show up on the map. We use the gps trace as a guideline to draw roads > > and trails on the map itself. It looks like you have done this and > > drawn a way on top of the trace, and it's tagged highway=footway > > > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/249319492 > > > > What is strange about its appearance? It looks ok. > > > > The only thing you can (and should) do is make sure the way is tagged > > properly. If you think it is, then you're done. The way the way (!) > > is drawn is dependent on the rules for the specific renderer that you > > are looking at. If you select a different map layer from the menu on > > the right you will see your path drawn in a different style (and > > sometimes not at all). It's up to the renderer to decide what to > > render and how to render it. > > > > What you *must not do* is alter the tags to make something look the > > way you want it to on the map. For example, maybe you'd like a road > > to be drawn blue (because you like blue), so you could tag it as a > > river. It would look blue, but it would be wrongly tagged. It's an > > extreme example, but illustrates the point. > > > > What do you think needs to be fixed? If you want the entire trace to > > be used then you must draw a way along the entire length. It's > > possible that somebody else already did some parts of it, so you could > > re-align the existing ways to your trace, or you could leave them as > > they are. Don't forget that the gps trace may be offset by several > > metres in any direction, so it might not be in exactly the right > > place. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Andrew > > > > On 20 December 2013 12:31, Fred Felter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My first post here. > >> I recently contributed a GPS trace to complete a foot/bike path near > where I > >> live. The result in OSM has a strange appearance and I cannot figure > out how > >> to fix it. Since this is new to me I could really use some personal > tutoring > >> to get me through this problem. Is this an appropriate forum for that? > And > >> if not, where? > >> > >> My trace is http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/frefel/traces/1614067. I > >> wanted my entire trace to be used but only a section was. What I added > looks > >> more like a road than a foo/bike trail and I don't see why? > >> > >> Thanks for any help. > >> Fred > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> newbies mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > > > End of newbies Digest, Vol 81, Issue 4 > ************************************** >
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