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JOSM () (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. The editing tool contains advanced features that are not present in OSM's default online editor, iD.

Key facts

Software.name
JOSM
Software.logo
JOSM Logotype 2019.svg
Software.screenshot
JOSM 17013 screenshot en.png
Software.caption
JOSM with single OpenStreetMap data layer displayed
Software.author
Immanuel Scholz
Software.developer
Dirk Stöcker and other contributors
Software.programming language
Java
Software.platform
Cross-platform
Software.genre
GIS software
Software.language count
44
Software.license
GNU GPL v2

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JOSM () (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. The editing tool contains advanced features that are not present in OSM's default online editor, iD.

== Features == thumb|JOSM highway presets menu Some notable features of JOSM are importing GPX files (GPS tracks), working with aerial imagery (including WMS, TMS and WMTS protocols), support for multiple cartographic projections, layers, relations editing, data validation tools, data filtering, offline work, presets and rendering styles. JOSM provides more than 200 keyboard shortcuts for the core functions.

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