JOSM

JOSM (listenⓘ) (Java OpenStreetMap editor) is a free software desktop editing tool for OpenStreetMap geodata created in Java, originally developed by Immanuel Scholz and currently maintained by Dirk Stöcker.[4] The editing tool contains advanced features[5] that are not present in OSM's default online editor, iD.

JOSM
Original author(s)Immanuel Scholz
Developer(s)Dirk Stöcker and other contributors
Initial releaseJanuary 22, 2006 (2006-01-22)[1]
Stable release
18822 / August 30, 2023[2]
Repository
Written inJava[2]
PlatformCross-platform
Available in38[3] languages
TypeGIS software
LicenseGNU GPL v2
Websitejosm.openstreetmap.de Edit this on Wikidata

Features
JOSM highway presets menu

Some notable features of JOSM are importing GPX files (GPS tracks),[6] working with aerial imagery (including WMS, TMS and WMTS protocols), support for multiple cartographic projections, layers, relations editing,[7] data validation tools, data filtering, offline work,[8] presets and rendering styles.[9] JOSM provides more than 200 keyboard shortcuts for the core functions.[10]

Many additional features (like tools for drawing buildings, adding Wikipedia links or viewing data in 3D) are available through the plugins.[11][12][13][14] There are more than 100 of them in the repository.[15]

History
  • The first changeset was created on 27 September 2005.[16]
  • The first beta version (which required Java 5)[17] was made available on 4 October 2005 and JOSM 1.0 was released on 22 January 2006.[1]
  • The current versioning scheme, using code changeset number, was introduced in 2008.[18]
  • In 2014 the project logo was replaced with new one, which won a design contest.[19] From this year stable releases are identified with additional YY.MM internal version number (following r6763 - 14.01[20]), however they may not exactly reflect the release date.[21]
  • Since revision 10786 (16.07) released on 12 August 2016, support for Java versions earlier than 8 has been dropped.[22]
  • Compatibility with Java 9 added on 2 September 2017, revision 12712 (17.08).[23]
  • JOSM logo refreshed on 8 August 2019 to the current artwork.[24]
  • Java 16 support added on 18 March 2021 Since revision 17580 (21.02).[25]
  • JOSM had new macOS and Windows installers that both ship Java 16 and JavaFX 16 and Debian launcher required openjfx since revision 18193 (21.08) released on 2 November 2021.[26]

Usage

The highest number of edits in OSM are done using JOSM.[27] The software was used to perform several large scale OSM imports, including TIGER data in the United States.[28]

JOSM can also be used for editing an OSM sister project OpenHistoricalMap.[29] It's included as a package in many Linux distributions like Ubuntu,[30][31] Debian,[32] Fedora,[33] Arch Linux[34] and the OSGEO Live DVD[35]

Various tutorials are available. The LearnOSM Tutorial, translated in 16 languages, has a section on JOSM.[36] It covers the editing process, the tools, the plugins, the presets, the imagery functionalities, conflict resolution and other features.

References
  1. "[Openstreetmap] JOSM 1.0 released". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. "Changelog – JOSM". Josm.openstreetmap.de.
  3. "svn - Revision 16030: /trunk/resources/data". josm.openstreetmap.org.
  4. "JOSM". OpenStreetMap Wiki.
  5. Jokar Arsanjani, J.; Zipf, A.; Mooney, P.; Helbich, M., eds. (2015). OpenStreetMap in GIScience: Experiences, Research, and Applications. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer. p. 71. ISBN 978-3-319-14280-7.
  6. Geographic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. USA: Information Resources Management Association. 2013. p. 546. ISBN 978-1466620384.
  7. Maben, Ruth (29 June 2017). "Mapping complex features in JOSM using relations". Mapbox.ocm. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. "Comparison of editors - OpenStreetMap Wiki". Wiki.openstreetmap.org.
  9. Bennett Jonathan (September 2010). OpenStreetMap. PacktPub. ISBN 9781847197504. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  10. "DevelopersGuide/ShortcutsList – JOSM". Josm.openstreetmap.org.
  11. "LearnOSM". Learnosm.org.
  12. Chance Tom (March 6, 2009). "OpenStreetMap: the data behind the maps". Linux Weekly News. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  13. Michael Zilske; Andreas Neumann; Kai Nagel (2 September 2015). "OpenStreetMap for traffic simulation". Proceedings of the 1st European state of the map : OpenStreetMap conference. Technische Universitat Berlin Collection. doi:10.14279/depositonce-4679. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  14. F Scioscia; M Binetti; M Ruta; S Ieva; Eugenio Di Sciascio (5 February 2014). "A Framework and a Tool for Semantic Annotation of POIs in OpenStreetMap". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 111: 1092–1101. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.144.
  15. "- Revision 32802". Svn.openstreetmap.org.
  16. "Changeset 1 – JOSM". Josm.openstreetmap.de.
  17. "[Openstreetmap] JOSM Beta available to download". Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  18. "OpenStreetMap - josmeditor's diary - JOSM reaches version 10000 in its 10th year". Openstreetmap.org.
  19. "A new logo for JOSM, the Java OpenStreetMap Editor - OpenStreetMap Blog". Blog.openstrretmap.org. 12 December 2014.
  20. "2014 Changelog". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  21. Legner, Simon (6 November 2016). "16.10 release". The josm-dev Archives. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  22. "Changelog 2016". openstreetmap.de.
  23. "Chnagelog 2017". openstreetmap.de.
  24. JOSM. "Logo refreshed". Twitter.
  25. "JOSM Changelog". openstreetmap.de.
  26. "JOSM Changelog". openstreetmap.de.
  27. "Editor usage stats - OpenStreetMap Wiki". Wiki.openstreetmap.org.
  28. Nathan Willis (23 January 2008). "OpenStreetMap project completes import of United States TIGER data". Linux.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  29. "Open Historical Map - OpenStreetMap Wiki". Wiki.openstreetmap.org.
  30. "JOSM". Help.ubuntu.com. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  31. "JOSM". Ubuntuusers.de. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  32. "Debian -- Details of package josm in jessie". Packages.debian.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  33. "rpms/josm | PkgDB". Admin.fedoraproject.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  34. "Arch Linux - josm 11826-1 (any)". Archlinux.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  35. "OSGEO-DVD". OSGEO. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  36. "LearnOSM". Learnosm.org.
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