JOSM
JOSM (Java OpenStreetMap Editor ) is a specialized for processing the OpenStreetMap editor for geodata. According to usage statistics, it is the most commonly used editor. It is an offline editor for advanced users.
Technology
JOSM is a Java application, and can therefore be used on many different operating systems. It can be installed directly from the standard package sources in many popular Linux operating systems.
The program is modular and provides an interface for plug-ins, for example, to import georeferenced images. ( Photos from digital cameras, which are equipped with GPS location information at the time of the recording, which are usually written in the Exif data area. ) Another plugin livegps, import GPS data allows live via a connection to a gpsd server.
There are 80 additional modules.
Surface
In the edit view representations of different data can be overlaid in different levels. Thus, in one level an editable presentation of existing (vector ) map data is loaded and including means of various plug-ins, for example, an orthophoto or points tracks from track logs a GPS device to the can align and trace over it in the processing of card data. A range of tools and various dialog boxes allow the manipulation of vector map objects (waypoints, connected to the paths that can be closed again to area objects ) and their metadata. Various special tools and commands facilitate the mass processing of card points for more complex patterns.
Available for use, localizations, so adjustments to the texts in various languages, including German, are available.
Development
It was developed in conjunction with the OpenStreetMap project by Immanuel Scholz; the project is currently being cared for (2012 ) by Dirk Stöcker.
Alternatives
See also: OpenStreetMap: Editing
- Potlatch (Adobe Flash)
- Merkaartor (C , Qt )