Lab quiz OSM etc

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(osm-5) Explain the functionality of each of the numbered items in this FieldPapers screenshot.

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1. Zoom in/out (change scale) of map in view window.
2. Recenter the view on the FieldPaper grid
3. The compass cross in the circle is a handle that lets you move the FieldPaper grid around.
4. The + at the bottom creates additional rectangles in the grid below the existing grid. A minus removes a row.
5. The plus adds a new column of rectangles in the grid. A minus removes a column.
6. The lower left handle allows us to expand/contract the size of the grid.
7. Select landscape or portrait orientation for the grid rectangles.
8. Select the background imagery for the atlas you are creating.

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(osm-12) What tab do you click on if you just want to look at the map?

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(osm-3) What is a "change set"?

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See "changeset" in OSM wiki.

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(osm-13) How do you show what layers are included in an OSM map?

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Click on the layers icon

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(osm-6) How do you show the map legend in OSM?

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(osm-7) On the Share dialog box below, explain the functionality of each of the numbered items.

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The share button lets you save/share an OSM map view either as a link to the view, a embeddable bit of HTML so you can put it on, say, a blog, or as an image file. The top half of the dialog is for HTML and the bottom half for image files.

1. Check the box if you want to have a marker on the object in the shared map.
2. Three buttons for three forms of web-ready data: an ordinary html link, a shortened link, or embed HTML. Whichever you choose appears in the box below for copying to the clipboard.
3. Click if you want to select a region of the currently visible map view. Otherwise you get the whole view.
4. Select image file format (PNG, SVG, JPG, or PDF)
5. Set the scale. This has the effect of changing the pixel size of the output graphic.

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(osm-8) What does FieldPapers call a map or set of maps that you make?

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An "atlas"

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(osm-11) On the main OSM map page, what do you see when you click on the History tab?

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It is a reverse chronological list of edits made to features within the current map extent.

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(osm-10) When you look at Oakland in OSM there are a few line features represented by dotted lines. What things to these represent?

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See OSM documentation.

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(osm-2) When you view your profile on OSM, what is a "nearby user"?

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Insofar as OSM knows where YOU are (or where your username's default location is), a nearby user is another OSM user who is in your geographic area ITRW.

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(osm-9) What is a "trace" in OSM parlance?

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See Upload entry on OSM wiki.

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(osm-4) What does OSM use "diaries" for?

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(osm-1) What are the editor options in Open Street Map?

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Several editors are available for editing the OSM database. The options we see on the OSM site are iD, Potlatch, and Remote Control/JOSM.