You may have noticed something new in your OpenStreetMap editing

today. Potlatch 2 has now gone live on OpenStreetMap.org. Potlatch 2

is a complete rewrite in ActionScript 3 using the free Flex 3

compiler. Potlatch 2 rendering uses MapCSS and RichardF’s halcyon

rendering library. It’s new. It’s Open Source. And it’s on

OpenStreetMap.org

But, why didn’t I notice it?

That’s a fair question. You might not have noticed Potlatch 2 on the

main OpenStreetMap.org web site because it is now an editor option.

That’s right. If you hover over the Edit tab, you can select from

Potlatch or Potlatch 2. JOSM is also an option if you have JOSM open

with the remote control plugin active. You can set a default editor

in your API user preferences. [Support for the Merkaartor remote

control plugin is coming soon.]

Potlatch 2 may not be the right editor for everybody. There will be

bugs discovered, and removed as development continues. Consider

adding Potlatch 2 to your editing arsenal, and be sure to report any

bugs you find.

The amazing team behind Potlatch 2 and this update to the web site

includes some of the same people who keep OSM running and have been

making OpenStreetMap great for years.

Richard Fairhurst http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Richard

Andy Allan http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Gravitystorm

Tom Hughes http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:TomH

Dave Stubbs http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Randomjunk

Matt Amos http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Matt

And thanks extend to many others including all of those who keep OSM

running day to day, all of the Potlatch 2 testers, documenters, and

MapQuest for sponsoring Andy’s development time over the past few

months.

You can see a graphical representation of the development of the

Potlatch 2 code here:

Congratulations to the entire Potlatch 2 team and thanks for this new editor!

Developers wishing to contribute to Potlatch 2 will find the code in

svn and can hack on it with the Open Source Flex compiler.

http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/editors/potlatch2/README.txt

Open an editing session in Potlatch 2

http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?editor=potlatch2