OpenStreetMap
Starting my first traces and edits north of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. The Yahoo images are mostly too low resolution to be useful here, so it's coming from traces. I've uploaded a couple of tracks, and then added a few test roads from one of them. The roads don't appear on the map though, no idea what I'm doing wrong.
Discussion
Comment from rtdg on 2 December 2008 at 02:12
If you check the map the changes will not appear until about Wednesday since that is when they are accumulated and the map is updated. If, on the other hand, you go back to edit the same area with the Potlatch editor, which is what I am assuming you used although it is also true for the JOSM editor, the new additions should be there. Basically for the chnages to appear on the main map wait until Wednesday or Thursday and they should be there.
Comment from Rob_H on 2 December 2008 at 02:20
Thanks rtdg, I since started reading the instructions and found that bit. It says a lot for the usability of Potlach and OSM in general that I can get that far without reading the help!
Comment from Mark Williamson on 2 December 2008 at 02:31
If you use the Osmarender layer (click the + on the top of the map view to choose layers) then it updates more often, although it looks different to the main map.
http://tah.openstreetmap.org includes an interface to request Osmarender tiles get updated for an area, although if you leave it for a bit it'll update automatically after a delay.
It can be quite helpful to request a render from the Osmarender layer and check that everything looks OK, this will allow you to fix any problems before the main / default map is regenerated on Wednesday.
If you just want to check your data was entered but don't care about it getting rendered straight away, the + box on the top right also has an option to draw in the raw data on top of the map.
Comment from rtdg on 2 December 2008 at 02:31
Aah, that is very true. Unfortunately while Potlatch is easy to start with you also miss a great deal of the potential if you do not read the instructions and other mapping guidelines. It is possible to do a great deal with either Potlatch or JOSM and most of that is only after you are aware of the potential of the editors. Another thought is to look at some of the map of the week and see what others have added to see what you can do as well. Most people are very willing to show you how they did something and to tell you where they found the feature.
Richard Degelder
rtdg