How-To Add the WMS dataset "Verkeersborden Vlaanderen" to JOSM as a layer
Posted by orchi_osm on 27 June 2021 in English.How-To Add the WMS dataset “Verkeersborden Vlaanderen” to JOSM as a layer
After adding the layer, I was able to get the location and a visual representation of the “verkeersborden” (traffic signs) as registered in the “Verkeersborden Vlaanderen” dataset, as a layer on my OSM map.
Dataset “Verkeersborden Vlaanderen”
Read information on Verkeersborden Vlaanderen about usage, rights etc.
Adding a WMS dataset as a layer in JOSM
- Navigate to https://verkeersborden.vlaanderen/opendata.php
- Capture the links to the WMS datasets:
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De Grafische weergave van de verkeersborden uit de toepassing Verkeersborden.Vlaanderen
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De afgeleide data op basis van de verkeersborden uit de toepassing Verkeersborden.Vlaanderen
In JOSM
- Open in the menu “Edit” > “Preference”;
- Select in the left pane “WMS TMS”,
- Click on the button “Add a new WMS entry by entering the URL”; the “Add Image URL” dialog box opens.
- Enter under (2) “Enter GetCapabilities URL” the URL, e.g. “https://opendata.apps.mow.vlaanderen.be/opendata-geowebcache/service/wms?REQUEST=getcapabilities”
- Select the layers
- Enter under (7) a name for the layer, e.g. “Verkeersborden Vlaanderen”
- Click on OK
Discussion
Comment from joost schouppe on 12 October 2021 at 11:56
After lobbying together with Waze Belgium, there is now an easy way to download all the traffic signs in one shapefile. URL:
https://wegenenverkeer.be/zakelijk/documenten?documents%5B0%5D=type_document%3AOpen%20Data&documents%5B1%5D=type_document%3Aopen%20data
Also see this post for a list of municipalities where the data is pretty much OK: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-be/2021-September/011322.html