An easy way to survey addresses for OSM, inspired by Keypad Mapper
Application | Changelog | Contributing
Device + Browser | Compatible? | GPS | Orientation | File download | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome Android | Yes | Yes | Yes - Absolute | Yes | |
Safari iOS | Yes | Yes | Yes - Webkit Heading | Yes | iOS compatibility notes |
Chrome iOS | Yes | Yes | Yes - Webkit Heading | Yes | iOS compatibility notes |
Google Search App iOS | No | Yes | Yes - Webkit Heading | No | File download not supported |
Everything else | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested |
(video coming soon)
.osm
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file.osm
(In JOSM, if you open the .osm
file then download data, it will merge the layers)You can use Pause at any time to pause the GPS recording.
Satellite icon shows your location accuracy in metres.
History icon shows your last two action.
Press the note icon to add a text note.
Click the settings icon on to open the settings.
Settings are saved in browser local storage so they will be the same when you come back to the site.
Distance - how far to move the address node from your current location (default 10m) (e.g. if you press 4 then left arrow, the address node will be 10m to your left)
Street - what to fill addr:street
with.
You can press the "Update streets" button to get the nearest streets to you.
Custom tags can be added, modified and removed. These apply as you are surveying so you can change them halfway through and it will only apply to addresses you add after you change them.
In some countries certain numbers aren't normally given to houses, such as number 13 in the UK. You can add numbers to skip when guessing the next number.
You can see the orientation provider as well, this describes the way we get your current orientation:
You can also see your current orientation according to the orientation provider.