JOSM can't read shape files, you will have to adapt this script
http://boston.freemap.in/osm/files/mgis_to_osm.py to convert shapefiles to
osm.
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Patrick Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi list
>
> I have been mapping my home country Luxembourg for the past 6 months. I
> recently have been offered by another OSM user who works at the national
> road works agency (not shure about the translation but anyway), to get the
> national road network (all primary highways, trunk and motorways) imported
> into OSM. Apparently they are okay with it. Great News!
>
> Now I am trying to figure out how this will work in practice, as we are
> not importing into a blank canvas, but a sizable bit of the road network has
> been done already. How can we merge the two datasets, and keep the best bits
> of both?
>
> Also, whats the best procedure for the conversion. I suspect we will get
> the data as shapefiles. Can JOSM read shapefiles?
>
> Thanks for helping us.
>
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