OpenStreetMap
I am in Dubai actually and due to the fast paced road construction everywhere the roads are changing very quick.
I found a former road in the map, drawn by somebody else which now does not exist anymore - another road has already constructed in this area.
In another area, a flyover the roads changed. How do I delete the green straight lanes crossing the blue road?
Please give me a clue. I started to join OSM recently and appreciate some help.
Discussion
Comment from Skywave on 30 April 2008 at 23:45
Hi, good to hear that there is finally a mapper in Dubai. Been there last October and many of the tracings are mine waiting to be tagged. osm.org/?lat=25.08513&lon=55.1528&zoom=16&layers=B0FT You probably mean this flyover right? I know that one is changed but someone traced over it :( . I even added one lane that is changed now, My gps traces are still available, press G and you get my tracklog.
The Yahoo imagery is pretty old, Palm Jumeirah isn't even on it.
Now how to delete a way, assuming you use the flash editor (tab edit) aka "Potlatch". Well you click on the way, press shift+delete and its gone. If you just want to delete a small segment, click on the way, then click on one of the red dots and press X. The way will then be cut. Good source of help is the wiki. osm.wiki/index.php/Potlatch/Primer .
Need any help just send a message to me via osm.org/message/new/10927 or log on the OSM irc channel #osm at irc.oftc.net or irc.openstretmap.org for web client.
Good luck!
PS. There is another mapper also here osm.org/?lat=25.23905&lon=55.31797&zoom=15.
Something else to look at is that i didn't connect all the blocks to the primary roads like here: osm.org/?lat=25.16326&lon=55.22216&zoom=17
Comment from Skywave on 30 April 2008 at 23:49
Tip: osm.org/?lat=25.16679&lon=55.2604&zoom=17 . Roundabouts should be a separate way tagged with junction=roundabout. Press X on the node connecting the secondary road with the roundabout and it will be cut.
Comment from Skywave on 30 April 2008 at 23:53
Tip2: dual carriageways / junctions should be tagged with oneway=yes when they are oneway. The direction of the road is in OSM based on the direction of the way, the little arrow in the circle on the Left bottom will give you the direction between the first and the last node. osm.org/?lat=25.12428&lon=55.20203&zoom=16 .
Comment from Skywave on 30 April 2008 at 23:55
Last tip. You can always revert the way back by pressing H. Undeleting ways by pressing U and clicking on the little lock in the left bottom