• Intro
• Installation
• Mapping Buildings :: Startup
• Mapping Buildings :: Basics on using building_tools + terracer
• Mapping Buildings :: More Advanced

The Operating System (OS) is different on my computer now from when I last used JOSM, so it had to be installed from scratch. Here is a bunch of stuff that should be useful if you need to install JOSM:–

1. JOSM == “Java OpenStreetMap Editor”
2. JOSM Wiki
3. Available for Windows, Linux, and macOS
   (you are strongly advised to use a desktop machine with a large display)
4. Install instructions

The following will be install instructions for Devuan / Debian / Ubuntu:–

This is my OS:–

$ lsb_release -da    
Distributor ID:	Devuan
Description:	Devuan GNU/Linux 2.0 (ascii)
Release:	2.0
Codename:	ascii

1. Linux install instructions

2. JOSM requires a minimum of Java r8
   (ascii comes with r8 by default; I use openjdk java without any problems)

    $ update-alternatives --list java    
    /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
   

3. Create a new repository
   (use the following one-liner)

    echo deb https://josm.openstreetmap.de/apt alldist universe universe | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/josm.list > /dev/null
    $
    $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/josm.list
    # 'ascii' does not work in next line, hence 'alldist'
    deb https://josm.openstreetmap.de/apt alldist universe
   

4. Install the JOSM key (another one-liner)

    $ wget -q https://josm.openstreetmap.de/josm-apt.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
   

5. Now update
   (either this or use synaptic)
   (be warned: JOSM gets updated almost every day)

    $ sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install josm
   

6. Launch JOSM via menu | Education
    
   (at first launch install / update the Plugins; use Global Preferences (f12) | Plugins)
   (fwiw these are the ones I have installed):–

   apache-commons    
   apache-http    
   buildings_tools    
   continuousDownload    
   DirectUpload    
   jna    
   Mapillary    
   terracer    
   waydownloader    
   

7. Add UK postcodes via raggedred.net

   a. Go to Global Preferences (f12) | Imagery Preferences | Imagery Providers
   b. Add at the bottom:
   Menu Name: “Postcode (from raggedred.net)”    
   Imagery URL: “tms:http://www.raggedred.net/tiles/codepoint/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png”
   c. Press OK