I assume you filled in your OpenStreetMap username and password under “basic authentication” in the settings window, not your google account.

Nice job, BTW, OAuth is available in JOSM tested 9329. I just enabled it after seeing your videos :-)

Sorry for the English:

I wonder why you need the one-way “road” on the top ?

Is it possible that the problem has been fixed in the meantime ? Perhaps the rendering on the cycle view is still using old data.

I fear there is not a lot you can do. The imagery is most likely provided by Bing. It all depends when they add or update imagery.

You might try to get in contact with the local community (e.g. via https://twitter.com/OsmMaroc) to see whether they have a solution for your problem. For some countries other imagery is available, but not always via the iD editor.

Please note that is considered a mechanical edit (you do not visit all those places in person). Hence you have to follow the mechanical edit procedure: osm.wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct

o.a. you will have to consult the local communities to see whether they agree with the proposed change. Not everybody agrees with the content of the wiki. A blog post such as this is not considered the correct way to connect to the local communities

I’m pretty sure that e.g. the British community will oppose to any edit of this kind (at least a few vocal persons in that community)

You will also need a page such as osm.wiki/Automated_edits/Math1985/Musical_instrument, a dedicated account, etc.

This comment is not to prevent you from doing it, just informing you about the possible “dangers” along the way.

@philippec, I still see Mapillary as an aid to mapping, one of the many possible, not a goal on itself. It’s not because there are a lot of pictures found for a particular area, that the OpenStreetMap data are complete or up-to-date.

I rather see people mapping stuff than taking pictures :-) Remember that Mapillary is not OpenStreetMap. Furthermore I almost stopped contributing to Mapillary because there is not a lot of benefit for me.

Nice pictures, number 2 is my favorite

Sorry to hear that Warin61. Didn’t know that surveying for OSM was dangerous.

My pleasure primej, I learned already a few things about Thailand thanks to Dave

Of course with the “m” key it depends on the order in which you select the nodes, which road keeps its layout

Great work and nice write-up of the different JOSM actions that can be used.

I prefer the “n” key over “m” or “j” to attach a node to another way, as it keeps the layout of the way.

Alan, I’m glad you liked my choice. I think I’ve met several interesting people on the mailing lists and fora, so it was hard to pick a first one.

1. I use different nodes in the same building for each POI. So one node per shop and per office. Try to position them as close as possible to the real world position. You could add more detail with indoor mapping tag if you are interested
2. Draw a path from the street to the door, connect with the building add entrance=yes to the node on the building and path. I’ve seen some people adding operator to the node to indicate to which shop it belongs.
3. I don’t understand. A bus route should only contain information about the bus route: i.e. stop positions and the road segments it follows. You should not add a shop to a bus route just because the bus passes the shop. Can you explain better what you try to achieve ?

As for the overpass API, there was a Google Code of Summer project were a student developed a platform to learn Overpass: http://osmlab.github.io/learnoverpass

In case you have problems mapping something, http://help.openstreetmap.org is a good place to start looking for answers. You could also try to get in touch with your local community. They might be using a mailing list, forum, Facebook page, IRC, etc. You’re not alone. Don’t be shy to ask questions.

Happy mapping

Seems like you can add a lot of tags (126) to a lighthouse: osm.org/node/1534458308 :-)

Welcome Tom. Good to see you have a good time mapping

looking forward to read your “Meet the Mappers”. I really enjoy this type of articles. We try to do something similar in Belgium.

nice job !

A lot of traces can help one to align aerial images. They are not always aligned up with the reality. There are also places where you cannot see the path or road on the aerial images, e.g. in forests.

Maybe you can also read the answer to https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/45039/how-to-deal-with-gps-accuracy-problems-mapping-in-london

ja, in der Tat