{"id":58,"date":"2022-08-03T18:52:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2022-08-03T18:52:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:52:51","slug":"importing-controls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/details\/importing-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"Importing controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As well as manually placing controls, it&#8217;s possible to import controls from other sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>OpenStreetMap data<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/openplaques.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/openplaques.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">OpenPlaques<\/a><\/li><li>GPX file waypoints<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OpenStreetMap data<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For OpenStreetMap data, click the Add Map Features button:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-25.png 519w, https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-25-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This brings up the following dialog box, with lots of options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-26.png 648w, https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-26-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First, pick what you want to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Postboxes <\/strong>&#8211; this differs from oomap.co.uk as it brings back postboxes from OpenStreetMap rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/postboxes.dracos.co.uk\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/postboxes.dracos.co.uk\">dracos.co.uk<\/a>.  Why?  This gives global rather than UK-only coverage and is much more up-to-date, but is much more incomplete &#8211; if you want to use an unmapped postbox you&#8217;ll have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/edit?editor=id\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/edit?editor=id\">add it to OSM<\/a> first!<\/li><li><strong>Plaques<\/strong> &#8211; historical plaques in OSM.<\/li><li><strong>Benches<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Lampposts<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>O-controls <\/strong>&#8211; see the<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/Orienteering\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/Orienteering\"> OSM wiki<\/a> for how to tag permanent orienteering courses; once tagged these can be imported here.<\/li><li><strong>ALL tagged nodes <\/strong>&#8211; this will import every OSM node (i.e. a point, rather than an area) that has been tagged in your map.  This will be a lot of points for most urban areas!  See &#8220;using a temporary layer&#8221; below as a way to pick and choose from this list.<\/li><li><strong>Custom <\/strong>&#8211; if you know which OSM tag and value you want, you can manually enter it here.  eg. &#8220;natural&#8221; = &#8220;tree&#8221; will import trees, &#8220;highway&#8221; = &#8220;crossing&#8221; will import road crossings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For each of these options, the import will also try to bring back a useful description of the feature, e.g. &#8220;Postbox:AL1 33&#8221;, &#8220;Lamppost: 12&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Minimum spacing:<\/strong> input allows a distance in metres to be specified &#8211; only features further away from all other previous features than this distance will be imported.  This is useful for dense features or if you want to de-duplicate clusters of features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Put controls in a temporary layer for selection?<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; if selected, this doesn&#8217;t import the selected features into the map as controls.  Instead, it brings them in as temporary features, labelled as small circles (colour-coded depending on what feature you selected).  For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-27.png 692w, https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-27-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption>Temporary import &#8211; postboxes in red, benches in black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then select features to promote to control sites by double-clicking on the small circles.  Hovering over the circles will show a tool-tip with more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-28.png 698w, https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-28-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To remove the remaining temporary markers, click the &#8220;Delete markers&#8221; button in the top panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you accidentally bring too many features onto the map you can reverse each previous import one at a time by pressing &lt;Ctrl>-Z.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find it difficult to see the markers against the map background, pressing &lt;Ctrl>-G will toggle a greyscale map where markers are more obvious:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-30.png 713w, https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-30-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Openplaques<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This imports any plaques found at openplaques.org and adds them as controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GPX file waypoints<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragging and dropping a .gpx file that contains waypoints (with or without tracks) will import these into a temporary layer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-31.png 761w, https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-31-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Double-clicking on a waypoint will promote this to a control site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-32.png 598w, https:\/\/oomap.dna-software.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-32-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GPX tracks are coloured by relative speed so it is easy to see where you slowed down or stopped, and you can manually place controls at these sites as appropriate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As well as manually placing controls, it&#8217;s possible to import controls from other sources: OpenStreetMap data OpenPlaques GPX file waypoints OpenStreetMap data For OpenStreetMap data, click the Add Map Features button: This brings up the following dialog box, with lots of options: First, pick what you want to use. 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