OpenStreetMap by Bennett, Jonathan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap Credits About the Author About the Reviewers Preface

What this book covers Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support

Errata Piracy Questions

1. Making a Free, Editable Map of the World

What is OpenStreetMap? Why use OpenStreetMap? Why contribute to OpenStreetMap? History Does it work? Structure of the project The OpenStreetMap Foundation Achievements Summary

2. Getting started at openstreetmap.org

A quick tour of the front page Creating your account How to use the slippy map Interacting with the data Project documentation: the wiki Communicating with other mappers

Mailing lists Chatting on IRC Forums

planet.openstreetmap.org Reporting problems with OpenStreetMap software OpenStreetMap on social networks Don't be afraid to ask Summary

3. Gathering Data using GPS

What is GPS? What's a GPS trace? What equipment do I need? Making your first trace

Configuring your GPS receiver Checking the quality of your traces

Making your traces more accurate Surveying techniques

Making your survey comprehensive Photo mapping Audio mapping

Getting your traces into the right format Adding your traces to OpenStreetMap Collecting information without a GPS Have you finished? Summary

4. How OpenStreetMap Records Geographical Features

Data primitives

Nodes Ways Relations Changesets

Tagging

"Any tags you like" "Don't tag for the renderer" Verifiability

A few core tags Other useful keys Creating a new tag

Summary

5. OpenStreetMap's Editing Applications

Potlatch

Launching Potlatch Understanding Potlatch's user interface Editing data using Potlatch Using presets in Potlatch Using GPS traces in Potlatch Practicing with Potlatch Learning more about Potlatch Potlatch 2

Java OpenStreetMap Editor (JOSM)

Understanding JOSM's user interface Loading images into JOSM Editing data in JOSM Using presets in JOSM Adding your account information to JOSM Extending JOSM with plugins Learning more about JOSM

Merkaartor

Loading images in Merkaartor Editing data in Merkaartor Uploading edits to OpenStreetMap Learning more about Merkaartor

Summary

6. Mapping and Editing Techniques

Drawing and tagging features

Drawing area features Drawing ways with loops Mapping residential streets and complex streets Barriers and gates Points of interest Mapping overlapping features Other civic amenities Finding undocumented tags Estimating area features Finished

Summary

7. Checking OpenStreetMap Data for Problems

Inspecting data with openstreetmap.org's data overlay and browser

Inspecting a single feature Checking a feature's editing history Inspecting changesets

Finding unsurveyed areas with the NoName layer OSM Mapper

Creating an area to analyze Filtering and sorting data Creating a view

OSM Inspector Summary

8. Producing Customised Maps

The openstreetmap.org exporter

Choosing an image format Generating image files Embedding maps in a web page

Rendering maps on Windows using Kosmos

Installing Kosmos Creating a project Adding OpenStreetMap data Adding GPS tracks Adding existing OpenStreetMap maps Customizing the rendering rules Exporting a bitmap Kosmos Console Rendering map tiles using Kosmos Taking Kosmos further

Osmarender

Getting ready to run Osmarender

XSL processing with XMLStarlet Installing Osmarender Editing SVG with Inkscape

Producing a map Customizing the rendering rules

Writing simple rules Using CSS classes for style Nested rules Creating default rules using <else> More complex rules

Summary

9. Getting Raw OpenStreetMap Data

Planet files

The main Planet site Checking a planet file's integrity Diff files Mirror sites Planet extracts

OpenStreetMap's REST API

Retrieving an individual feature Getting a feature's editing history Retrieving all features in an area

The extended API (XAPI)

Standard API calls Query by primitive Map query Filtering data by area Filtering by tag Filtering by associated elements Filter by user activity

Summary

10. Manipulating OpenStreetMap Data using Osmosis

What is Osmosis?

Setting up Osmosis

How Osmosis processes data Cutting out a bounding box

Getting data from outside the bounding box

Cutting out data with a bounding polygon

Using polygon files Creating your own polygon files

Using tag filters to produce tailored datasets

Simplifying filters

Splitting and merging data streams

Creating multiple pipelines with the tee task

Automatically updating local data from diffs

Preparing your system Running the initial update Keeping the data up-to-date automatically

Reading the OpenStreetMap API from Osmosis Using Osmosis with a database

Installing PostGIS and creating the database

Using Osmosis on the same machine as PostgreSQL Creating the database

Adding data to the database Reading data from the database Applying changes to the database Using an auth file to store database credentials

Other Osmosis tasks Summary

11. OpenStreetMap's Future

Changing the OpenStreetMap license

Adopting the Open Database License

MapCSS—a common stylesheet language for OpenStreetMap Specialized editing applications Summary

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