Mapping mile markers and other POI on trails (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by EugeneNine@lemmy.world to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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I've found a couple tutorials on how to add different POI to trails, some show adding a point in the map editor, others a waypoint on a gpx log. What is the current method? Do I just a dd a point, can I add a point on an existing trail?

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[-] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Hi, that is an excellent question, but I'm not entirely sure what you are trying to achieve.

Are you trying to add some virtual points to a trip you are planning? (i.e. "at this point, I will have travelled 1 mile")

Or are you trying to add physical milestones (or historical milestones) into the shared geospation database called "OpenStreetMap"?

If so, the approach will be completely different.

[-] EugeneNine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

milestones into the OSM database. I think I figured it out https://www.openstreetmap.org/query?lat=40.24135&lon=-82.96042#map=19/40.24125/-82.96012

[-] Pleat1752@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think you've mis-tagged that and it should be highway=milestone.

[-] EugeneNine@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thats what I wasn't sure on. I found some pages saying highway but other saying path. Was trying to figure out whats the most current.

[-] Pleat1752@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I'm no expert but it's what I'd go for!

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