How do I create a new way between existing nodes?

General talk
1

I have entered some addresses as POI nodes forgetting to put interpolation ways between them. How can I put the missing ways in and join them to the existing nodes?

2

Which editor do you use?
Potlatch: Left-click first node, left-click second node, add attribute “addr:interpolation” and apropriate value.
JOSM: Download data from OSM, hit “A” for “add” and proceed like in potlatch.

3

But that just puts the interpolation tag on the nodes. IÂ’ve already done that and IÂ’m not getting the dotted line between the numbers that you get when thereÂ’s a way joining them.

4

The “addr:interpolation”-tag applys only to a way between two address-nodes.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/House_numbers/Karlsruhe_Schema#Using_interpolation_to_mark_many_houses_along_a_way

5

An old question, but it still needs an answer.

The only way I’ve found to create a path between two existing nodes A and B is:

  • start a new path from a dummy point near A

  • click on A as the second node (but do not expect a visual indication that you have hit the node)

  • click on B as the third node (but ditto)

  • finish the path and delete the dummy node

You now have a path between A and B with the attributes of the original nodes preserved. It works well for adding an interpolation, but would presumably also work in other circumstances where you want a way between two existing nodes,

Its a bit clumsy and there ought to be a better way (maybe there is? but I’ve searched and experimented but can’t find one).

6

I assume you’re using JOSM? Hold [Alt] while drawing the way :wink: