Upload
From OpenStreetMap Wiki
Available languages
Other languages — Help us translating this wiki
• Afrikaans • አማርኛ • العربية • অসমীয়া • asturianu • বাংলা • brezhoneg • bosanski • català • corsu • česky • dansk • Zazaki • ދިވެހިބަސް • Ελληνικά • Esperanto • eesti • euskara • فارسی • Frysk • Gaeilge • Kréyòl gwadloupéyen • Gàidhlig • galego • Alemannisch • ગુજરાતી • هَوُسَ • हिन्दी • hrvatski • Kreyòl ayisyen • Հայերեն • interlingua • Bahasa Indonesia • Igbo • íslenska • Basa Jawa • ქართული • қазақша • ភាសាខ្មែរ • ಕನ್ನಡ • 한국어 • Kurdî • Lëtzebuergesch • ລາວ • lietuvių • latviešu • Malagasy • македонски • മലയാളം • मराठी • Bahasa Melayu • Malti • မြန်မာဘာသာ • नेपाली • norsk (nynorsk) • norsk (bokmål) • occitan • Oromoo • ଓଡ଼ିଆ • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پښتو • português • português do Brasil • română • română (Moldova) • سنڌي • සිංහල • slovenčina • slovenščina • Soomaaliga • shqip • српски / srpski • தமிழ் • తెలుగు • тоҷикӣ • ไทย • Türkçe • اردو • oʻzbekcha • Tiếng Việt • Wolof • isiXhosa • Yorùbá • 中文（繁體） • isiZulu
| Help | About | Browsing | Editing | Upload |
One good way to get involved in the OpenStreetMap project is to upload GPS track logs, also known as GPS traces. Recorded by your GPS device, the typical trace is a record of your location every second, or every meter. The resulting file will be a series of dots that show the path of where you have been.
They can be added to the background of the editing map as thin lines or little dots. These lines and dots can then be used to help you add map features, similar to using aerial imagery.
For more information on using GPS devices and converting the trace to a GPX file see Recording GPS tracks and Upload GPS tracks. Note that uploading GPS traces is a different process than editing the map, and is also different from bulk imports.
