Import GeoPDF to JOSM

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Can I get some tips on how to import a USFS MVUM georeferenced PDF into JOSM?
I can load it into Qmapshack with no issues, it picks up the projection and coordinates from the file. But when I try with JOSM, using Imagery->import PDF file, it doesn’t import the bounds & it isn’t clear how to use the plugin.
I’ve read this:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/Pdf_Import
but it doesn’t seem to work. I get to the step with the popup placement dialog, but there is no preview and I can’t figure out how to use it.

Here’s a sample file:

and the web page:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/riogrande/landmanagement/projects/?cid=stelprdb5167014

thx

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Do you just want to use this as a background image? In that case you can probably use qgis to export tiles or generate a geojson or other “simpler” format.

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Yes, just background image. Maybe I’ll try gdal, that might be easier than getting back up to speed on qgis.

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If you accept it really easy, you can just epxort it to an image format with GIMP and use it as a background with the PicLayer plugin.

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I’ve found 2 methods to get what I’m after.
With an MVUM pdf, convert it to tiff with:
gdal_translate -co TFW=YES fname.pdf fname.tiff
The instructions were here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/ImportImagePlugin
The -co TFW=YES is required.

Possibly better, but a huge file, is download whole US shapefiles from:
https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php?dsetCategory=transportation
There’s probly a way to crop these in qgis, but I don’t see a way to crop them in josm.
Note: I don’t intend to import this data, but I will use to look for missing or closed roads, and verify/update access tags.

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