Saturday 13 June 2020

Adding SHP file Linework from Civil3d to Open Street Map (OSM)

1. In Civil 3d prepare your linework and then type “Mapexport” to start the process to export a shp file of your data. Create a folder to save the shp file information to and give the shp file data a name.

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2. If exporting just line select lines and manually select the objects you want.

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3. Go to the options tab and set the co-ordinate system to convert to WGS84 i.e LL84 as this is open of the co-ordinate systems that the Pot Latch 2 editor for Open Street Map can import.

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4. Go to the folder the shp files were exported to and zip all the files into the open zip file.

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5. Open a browser that supports flash and go to the Open Street Map webpage and log in. Once logged in go to the edit menu and select edit with PotLatch 2

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6. Once Potlatch 2 opens go to the Background menu and select the Vector File button

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7. In the load vector file dialog choose shapefile browse to the zip file created above and the linework of the shpfile should be imported.

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8. With the linework as a background to bring into Open Street Map click on the line work while holding the Alt key and then press the save button to push up to the Open Map Server.

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