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How to add shapefile to OpenStreetMap data?
Simply open the .shp or .zip file using File->Open… To add a shapefile feature to the OSM data, copy from the shapefile layer and paste into the OSM data layer. To switch between active layers use the “Layers” side pane (clicking just to the left of the visibility eye makes the layer active – green tick).
What happens when OSM data is converted to shapefiles?
This means that when OSM data is converted into shapefiles, only the specified tags will be included in the shapefile table.
How to convert a shp file to OSM format?
Convert your shp files to osm format, load that into josm, review and eventually tweak it, and save the file localy. Upload the osm file somewhere (not in the osm database), and link to it on the wiki page. Upload your data. Enjoy.
How can I open a shapefile in JOSM?
JOSM is able to open shapefiles using the OpenData plugin. The individual files that make up a shapefile must use a common file name and be in the same directory or contained within a zip file. Simply open the .shp or .zip file using File->Open…
Can you combine OpenStreetMap data with city data?
I want to combine OpenStreetMap data along with data provided by the City of Vancouver. But the City data don’t line up with the OSM data when I map them in QGIS. Following the advice of an answer to Projected maps should but do not overlap in ArcMap?, I checked the two data sources against a third (a map of the world).
What do you call a geometry in OpenStreetMap?
In OpenStreetMap terms these can be considered as ‘ nodes ‘, ‘ ways ‘ and ‘ closed ways ‘, respectively. Each geometry has a set of associated attributes. Broadly speaking these are a bit like OSM’s tags .
Why do you need a shapefile for OSM?
A shapefile is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems software. Shapefiles spatially describe geometries: points, polylines, and polygons. Shapefile data should not be uploaded to OSM until consideration has been given to making the data topologically correct.