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Last active August 29, 2015 14:18
JOSM Guide Script

JOSM Script Guide

JOSM is an editor designed for OpenStreetMap. It is open source and written in Java. This video tutorial will walk you through the basics of installation and getting started. You'll want to use a mouse to make editing easier.

Installation

To install JOSM go to https://josm.openstreetmap.de/.

There are several JOSM installation options. The easiest should be the recommended version which will automatically update itself with Java Web Start software.

module Jekyll
class CategoryAwareNextGenerator < Generator
safe true
priority :high
def generate(site)
site.categories.each_pair do |category_name, posts|
posts.sort! { |a, b| b <=> a }
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Last active August 29, 2015 14:18
JOSMQuickStartGuide

In this QuickStart Guide we will practice some of the basics of editing in JOSM with task _____.

[show task link: EXAMPLE-http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/971#task/29]

This is a good practice task because it’s relatively simple-- highways, settlements and buildings take priority. 


Start JOSM and in the top menu (under JOSM) go to preferences and from there we will click on the "settings from the remote control feature" (second from the bottom), which allows JOSM to be controlled from HOT

Here we just want to make sure "enable remote control" is selected.  

##How to get started contributing to a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team task

###Overview

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an open-source map of the world that anyone can edit. But like any map, it's incomplete.

The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) helps organize people to improve the OSM map for crisis areas, mostly so aid workers can find their way around and make decisions about undermapped places. The data in these crisis areas is often very poor, or completely non-existent. Therefore any contribution you make at all will be a vast improvement, and could materially help people who are on the ground right now, looking at this data as you edit it, and deciding where to go and who to help.

There are many HOT tasks active at once. Right now the highest-priority tasks are Gaza and areas affected by the West African Ebola outbreak.

##How to get started contributing to a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team task

###Overview

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an open-source map of the world that anyone can edit. But like any map, it's incomplete.

The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) helps organize people to improve the OSM map for crisis areas, mostly so aid workers can find their way around and make decisions about undermapped places. The data in these crisis areas is often very poor, or completely non-existent. Therefore any contribution you make at all will be a vast improvement, and could materially help people who are on the ground right now, looking at this data as you edit it, and deciding where to go and who to help.

There are many HOT tasks active at once. Right now the highest-priority tasks are Gaza and areas affected by the West African Ebola outbreak.