OpenStreetMap : be your own cartographer /
Bennett, Jonathan.
OpenStreetMap : be your own cartographer / Open Street Map Jonathan Bennett. - Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., ©2010. - 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrations
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 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; Chapter 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.orgReporting problems with OpenStreetMap software; OpenStreetMap on social networks; Don't be afraid to ask; Summary; Chapter 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 Chapter 4: How OpenStreetMap Records Geographical FeaturesData 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; Chapter 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 JOSMEditing 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; Chapter 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 featuresFinished; Summary; Chapter 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 analyse; Filtering and sorting data; Creating a view; OSM Inspector; Summary; Chapter 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
Be your own cartographer.
English.
9781847197511 1847197515 1282794779 9781282794771 9786612794773 6612794771
CL0500000098 Safari Books Online 184EB41F-0A65-430B-BBE4-18324129CE07 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
018011667 Uk
Digital mapping.
Geospatial data.
Geographic information systems.
Geographic Information Systems
Cartographie par ordinateur.
Données géospatiales.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
geographic information systems.
NATURE--Fossils.
Digital mapping
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
Geographic information systems.
Geospatial data.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Données géospatiales.
GA139 / .B46 2010
562.0285
OpenStreetMap : be your own cartographer / Open Street Map Jonathan Bennett. - Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., ©2010. - 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrations
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 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; Chapter 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.orgReporting problems with OpenStreetMap software; OpenStreetMap on social networks; Don't be afraid to ask; Summary; Chapter 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 Chapter 4: How OpenStreetMap Records Geographical FeaturesData 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; Chapter 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 JOSMEditing 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; Chapter 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 featuresFinished; Summary; Chapter 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 analyse; Filtering and sorting data; Creating a view; OSM Inspector; Summary; Chapter 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
Be your own cartographer.
English.
9781847197511 1847197515 1282794779 9781282794771 9786612794773 6612794771
CL0500000098 Safari Books Online 184EB41F-0A65-430B-BBE4-18324129CE07 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
018011667 Uk
Digital mapping.
Geospatial data.
Geographic information systems.
Geographic Information Systems
Cartographie par ordinateur.
Données géospatiales.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
geographic information systems.
NATURE--Fossils.
Digital mapping
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
Geographic information systems.
Geospatial data.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Données géospatiales.
GA139 / .B46 2010
562.0285