🗺️ Entry 1 — Setting up JOSM & Plugins

Mapping Banjë, Albania

I started mapping the Banjë region in Albania by setting up my editing environment in JOSM.

⚙️ Setup

I configured JOSM with a set of plugins to support structured mapping and validation:

• utilsplugin2 – general productivity tools
• reltoolbox – relation and multipolygon editing
• waydownloader – working with connected geometries
• merge-overlap – cleaning overlapping features
• Relation Validation Plugin – checking data consistency
• FastDraw – faster geometry digitizing

I also explored additional plugins like contour-related tools for terrain-based mapping.

🗺️ Mapping Context

The focus area is Banjë (central Albania) — a landscape with: - Complex terrain (valleys, rivers, slopes)
- Mixed land use (forests, agriculture, settlements)
- Incomplete or inconsistent OSM coverage

🌱 Initial Observations

• Landuse classification is often fragmented or overlapping
• Boundaries between forest, farmland, and settlements are not always clear
• Many features require clean multipolygon structures
• Validation tools already highlight conflicts in relations

🎯 Next Steps

• Clean and structure landuse polygons (forest, farmland, residential)
• Resolve relation conflicts and validation errors
• Improve consistency of tagging using presets
• Start refining settlement structures and road connectivity