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No data found in this area ERROR - JOSM

You're running osm2pgsql to populate a database, but I think that's the wrong thing to do in this situation. Long story short, I think you should be reading the CONFIGURE.md instructions osm2pgsql ...
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Updating Overpass Data?

Overpass API update_database process uses .osc (OSM Change format files) file format for updates. To generate such a file based on your own edits, a number of steps would be needed: Run your own ...
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Uploading to OpenStreetMap with JOSM?

You added way 637458054. See the history of this way. The way has been deleted by user johnparis with the comment "partial duplicate". Your way doesn't have useful tags except for the name. It has ...
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How to download a big area OSM by JOSM editor

The main API is essentially an editing API only. It should not be used to perform bulk downloads. See the country and area extracts. If they are still too large for you then see OSM file formats ...
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How to download a big area OSM by JOSM editor

Try some download sources listed at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm and make use of tools like "osmconvert" and "osmfilter" (see OSM-Wiki) to get raw OSM data for bigger areas.
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How to download a big area OSM by JOSM editor

OSM API doesn't allow to download areas greater than few sq km. Try to use downloading using overpassAPI - it's in File menu, but this also doesn't allow you to download all planet. Keep in mind that ...
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Use local OSM server in JOSM

I run a few internal OSM servers. There are a few things that can cause connection issues, but usually it is just a matter of the URL. First, I assume you're not running https on your local server, ...
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Download openstreetmap data filtered by specific changeset comment

The trouble with your request is that it requires a lot of changeset data to be available and processed to find the ones matching your query. This is an unusual request (that would usually be done on ...
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How to export a Shapefiles of an OpenStreetMap relation?

If the relation or way in question is closed and tagged with boundary="administrative" or boundary="political" you might be able to use MapIt: Global for this - it's a reverse geocoder for ...
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Calculating Mercator coordinates from lat/lon

Take a look at Proj4 https://github.com/OSGeo/proj.4/wiki python's implementation pyproj https://github.com/jswhit/pyproj You could specify src and dest projections (like EPSG:4326 and EPSG:3857) and ...
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OSM Building as Multipolygon not rendering as building

There was one node to much in the outline of the building. This made the ring non-closed, preventing it from rendering. The building is coming back slowly ...
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Do we have a way to change the colors of the polygons directly in JOSM?

You can change the appearance in JOSM via styles. There are already various different styles available. Alternatively you can create your own style. This affects only the map rendering in JOSM of ...
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In JOSM, adjusting one line to follow another

JOSM has a follow mode. Draw your way by using two consecutive nodes of an existing way, then just repeatedly press f to follow this way. However most OSM editors are against joining highways with ...
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How to convert JOSM MapCSS to SLD?

What you need is a Dynamic Symbolizer - then you can create resources like this if you have a simple concatenation: <ExternalGraphic> <OnlineResource xlink:type="simple" ...
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QGIS vs JOSM, described by example

You mention QGIS. So use the ArcGIS Feature Service from NPS https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/ArcGIS/rest/services Load into QGIS the NPS_PARK_BOUNDARIES https://services1.arcgis.com/...
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JOSM-like editing for QGIS

As you do, I really like the JOSM digitizing tool. The "W" function but also the way to modify attribute or copy and paste some of them, the support for geolocated audio note... In QGIS I ...
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How do I revert part of my changeset before uploading?

With expert mode enabled, it is possible to purge an element from a layer in JOSM. This removes it from the layer and means that there will be no change to that element when uploading your changes to ...
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Why do I receive an error when I try to use the JOSM remote in QGIS?

To use JOSM Remote, JOSM has to be open. It doesn't open JOSM, it just send a request to zoom in the region corresponding to QGIS canvas and download openstreetmap data.
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Export planet OSM file from Rails port using Osmosis

The error message already includes the solution: may need to upgrade osmosis or specify validateSchemaVersion=no You need to add this paarameter+value as option next to the --read-apidb parameter ...
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Join linestrings in shapefile of watercourses that have same NAME and PERENNIALITY

Try running the "merge lines" algorithm AFTER the dissolve. This will cause connected pieces of the dissovled multilines to be combined into a single continuous line string. If this doesn't work, it's ...
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Seeing changeset in josm window?

You need to download at least some of the objects that were modified in the changeset first. Otherwise, using the button to select these modified objects will result in the error message you quoted. ...
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Mod_tile alternative for Tomcat?

... want to now move map tile rendering away from Apache2. If possible maybe have the Carto CSS / Renderd element handled in the Tomcat/Java. For the second part CartoCSS/Renderd, see below Renderd ...
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Modify Path Access Restrictions

There are various ready made paint styles that you can use in JOSM to display the map data and you can even create new styles by using the MapCSS language. Below are instructions how you can remove ...
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Mapping OSM XML to screen coordinates

lon, lat system assumes that earth is round, but our screen is flat so they are not useful for displaying on the screen. The workaround for this is called projection where we convert the lat-lon to x-...
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How do I set up a link to a WMSLayer in JOSM? URL works in QGIS but not JOSM

I had been trying to add it through Imagery>Rectified Images. But the solution was through Imagery Preferences. From there I chose the +WMS on the bottom-right and then chose the layer I wanted. ...
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Using Esri Map Server in JOSM?

WMS and TMS was not enabled, but WMTS was (thank you @wetland), so I used that instead. What worked for me was: http://myurl.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/foldername/servicename/MapServer/WMTS?SERVICE=...
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OpenStreetMap displaying very different data depending on zoom level following edits

Edits are to the Openstreetmap database of geographical information, not to a 'map' in the conventional sense of the word. When these changes show up on a map depends on lots of factors. On many ...
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Calculating Mercator coordinates from lat/lon

Note: this solution targets array inputs. Inspired by the accepted @JoshVazquez's solution. If lat and lon are both arrays (or dataframe columns)... The current accepted answer would work very well ...
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How can I use the OSM SRTM plugin for Osmosis program?

First make sure the plugins folder is created inside the bin folder of osmosis. Next, download the jar file from https://dl.bintray.com/locked-fg/Osmosis-Srtm-Plugin/ and put it in the plugins folder.
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How can i set up the "own OSM" for own maps, having no relation to the current real spacial photos

To Setup own OSM instance with clear postgis, refer to this page
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