Offline editors available?

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Hi all,

I am new to openstreetmap :roll_eyes:
I used it already quite often for mobile navigation (e.g. in Osmand on Android) but now I would like to do something “offline” with the map.

Therefore I look for some software “similar” to GoogleEarth but with OpenStreetMap data. I would like to have a (big) mapfile offline and put my own POIs in it or draw some lines/rectangles over the map (like I can do in GoogleEarth).

Is there some software available for that use case?

Thanks in advance.

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Did you try achieve what you want with JOSM?

Jo

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You can also load osm Garmin maps with QLandkarte.
A more advanced option is setting up your own tile server.

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Have you ever tried http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/KDE_Marble

And maybe there are some web services with drawing features … have a look at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/List_of_OSM_based_Services

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Hi all,

thanks for your replies. I tried JOSM now and it seems to fit all my needs.
QLandkarte schau ich mir auch mal an, Danke (Ich bin so frei, und antworte Dir auf Deutsch, Landsmann ;)).

All other proposals I will also give a try…but JOSM first.

How do I avoid uploading my tests and personal data to the public OSM-servers? Is there an additional control that blocks an unwanted upload if I accidently click on “uploading data” in the menu of JOSM or will it be too late as soon as I click on it?

Thanks again…

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JOSM will ask for confirmation before you upload. Depending on the data it might also warn about some validation errors in a separate dialog.

If you are really worried, you can also open the .osm xml-file in a text editor and add upload=“no” to the file:

→

This will add yet another dialog window with a warning that this data should not be uploaded.

Jo