Re: [talk-au] newbie Potlatch question
Thanks Jeff and Ross. I'm using Fedora 10 Linux on a 1000H EeePC, and I've already had a go at installing josm. But It isn't clear to me yet just which Java package(s) I need to install first. I'm working on that in slow-time. I've got Merkaartor installed, but I'm far from confident with it. So far, it's not clear to I'm doing when I try to use it. I've also previously had a go at fudging waypoints into gpx files, but OSM didn't like them. So I've spent quite a bit of time on this before I asked. That trick with the L key will do nicely for the time being. Much appreciated. John --- On Mon, 3/8/09, Jeff Price jeff.pr...@rocketmail.com wrote:Welcome aboard, I tend to use josm but could suggest this for PotLatch, Use the 'L' key to have PotLatch show the lat/long of the mouse position. Export/import your waypoints into OSM like you do the track logs, then use the 'L' key to cross match the PotLatch gpx dots to your waypoints. (alternatively if OSM doesn't like the waypoint gpx format, you can manually enter them into an old gpx trace and retry the upload into OSM) There's a heap of info here too http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Upload_Waypoints ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] newbie Potlatch question
--- On Mon, 3/8/09, j...@talk21.com j...@talk21.com wrote: I'm using Fedora 10 Linux on a 1000H EeePC, and I've already had a go at installing josm. But It isn't clear to me yet just which Java package(s) I need to install first. I'm working on that in slow-time. It's the normal sun-jre, josm doesn't work at all with open-jre, not sure if they fixed the code to be more compatible or not since I last tried it. The benefit of JOSM etc is they are offline editors and you don't loose changes if you loose connectivity, JOSM also has a live GPS plugin to map your path directly on it, I use it on a 7 eeePC and works great, I'm slowly getting used to the smaller keyboard/touchpad. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] newbie Potlatch question
Thanks. I've now installed Sun JRE. But JOSM doesn't work for me. A JOSM screen comes up, sometimes with a menu bar at the top, and sometimes not. Which ever it is, it doesn't respond to clicks or keystrokes and has to be aborted (not responding). Luckily, JOSM-WebStart ( http://josm.openstreetmap.de/download/josm.jnlp ) does work. So that's a giant leap forwards for today. --- On Mon, 3/8/09, John Smith delta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: It's the normal sun-jre, josm doesn't work at all with open-jre, not sure if they fixed the code to be more compatible or not since I last tried it. The benefit of JOSM etc is they are offline editors and you don't loose changes if you loose connectivity, JOSM also has a live GPS plugin to map your path directly on it, I use it on a 7 eeePC and works great, I'm slowly getting used to the smaller keyboard/touchpad. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] newbie Potlatch question
Hey John, Welcome aboard, I tend to use josm but could suggest this for PotLatch, Use the 'L' key to have PotLatch show the lat/long of the mouse position. Export/import your waypoints into OSM like you do the track logs, then use the 'L' key to cross match the PotLatch gpx dots to your waypoints. (alternatively if OSM doesn't like the waypoint gpx format, you can manually enter them into an old gpx trace and retry the upload into OSM) There's a heap of info here too http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Upload_Waypoints Jeff. From: John Henderson j...@talk21.com To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org Sent: Monday, 3 August, 2009 1:07:16 PM Subject: [talk-au] newbie Potlatch question I've been reading this list for a while, and hope it's the right place to ask newbie questions. As a beginner, I've been mapping local roads, cycle paths, footpaths and things with Potlatch without any real problems. Usually, I've been uploading gpx files from a Garmin 76 CSx. But I can't see how to enter information based on lat/long, and which isn't in the Garmin's gpx files. These will generally be waypoints I've marked, like the position where road surface changes from sealed to unsealed. How do you do get that sort of information in? ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
