0001 Basic ID Editor Instructions

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iD Editor
For a more comprehensive guide visit Getting Started with OpenStreetMaps
http://learnosm.org/en/beginner/id-editor/

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Setup an account at osm.org,
Login with your new OSM account and go to
http://id.opensidewalks.com (the custom
OpenSidewalks editor uses the same credentials as
OpenStreetMap)
Select Start the Walkthrough, and follow along
with the basics of how to edit using iD
Pan and zoom the map to the area that you wish to
edit, you can also zoom to your current location
with the white arrow

ID Interface
Shortcut keys in blue

Point (node)
Kerb cuts,
benches...etc
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Line (way)
sidewalks ,
crossings…
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Area Undo
Redo
Save
plazas CTRL + Z CTRL + Y CTRL + S
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Zoom In +
Zoom Out -

Feature Information

Zoom to
Location
Background
Settings B
Map Info F
HELP H

Custom Field
Paper Background

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1. Select background settings (B)
2. Select search icon
3. Add custom field paper URL to
pop-up
*it is often useful to toggle back and
forth between aerial imagery and
custom field papers

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Basic Geometry for Pedestrian Mapping
Best practice note, if you aren’t sure about a feature don’t map it!

Lines (ways)*
Sidewalks
Footpaths
Stairs
Crossings**
Ramps

Points on Lines (nodes)
Curb Ramps
Elevators
Building Entrances
Crossings**

Points
Benches

Areas
Pedestrian Plazas

*Multiple line features can be drawn as a single line with several points that can then be split, add lights &
surfaces as attributes of these line features
**See next pages for details on mapping crossings

Basic Editing for Pedestrian Mapping
Drawing Lines:
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Select the Line Button
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Start drawing the features you want to map by tracing
aerial imagery or a custom field paper
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Select the feature type you just mapped
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Fill out the relevant tag information in the left sidebar
(this will provide more detailed information on what
you’ve mapped like surface and lighting)

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Editing and Splitting Lines:
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Move lines by left clicking and dragging points or select
the whole line and use the move tool
Add points to lines by double clicking on the line, these
points can then be used to mark curb cuts, elevators,
buildings entrances, and places crossings intersect with
streets and sidewalks
Split a line by selecting a point on a line and using the
split tool, you can then designate sections of a line
differently, e.g. sidewalk-crossing-sidewalk

BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR WORK EVERY FEW MINUTES!

Straighten
Move
Delete

Split

Mapping with the

Schema

Intersection Data Goals:
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Accurate feature locations
Connected features
Detailed feature types

Curbs: understanding the street / sidewalk interface allows
us to know what pedestrian modes (like wheelchair, bike, or
visually impaired user) can cross.
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Accurate Locations
Tag: kerb = lowered (default) / raised / flush / rolled / unknown
Tag: tactile_paving = yes / no / unknown (default)

Crossings: ensures pedestrian network connectivity and
connections to the street network for multimodal travel.
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Connects to sidewalks or curbs
Shares node with street
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Tag: highway = crossing
Signal information tagged to street node
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Tag: highway = traffic_signals, traffic_signals = ...
Tag: highway = footway, footway = crossing
Tag: crossing = marked / unmarked (line)

Sidewalks: give us understanding of the pedestrian network
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Accurate Locations: follow sidewalk centerline
Connected endpoints
Tag: highway = footway, footway = sidewalk
Tag: wheelchair_accessible=yes/no

Links: completes the connectivity of the network, allowing
routing across intersections
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Connect to crossings or curbs
Shares a node with sidewalks
Tag: highway = footway, footway = sidewalk

Corner Curb
Ramps

Single
Curb Cut

Complex
Intersections

Missing Nodes

Common
Mistakes
No Tactile Information

BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR WORK EVERY FEW MINUTES!

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