Tips for editing addresses in JOSM

Use the template

Via Presets › Search preset… › Annotation/Address you can get a dialogue which makes it easier to add add multiple addresses. The dialogue remembers everything except the house number between onvocations. If you want to add several house numbers in one street, you need to enter the street name, postcode etc. only once. For the next house you only have to enter the house number.

With the buttons +1, +2, … in the dialogue you can increment the house numbers automatically.

Keyboard shortcut

Additionally, you can add a keyboard shortcut for the address dialogue. To do this, under Presets › Search preset… right-click on Annotation/Address › Add toolbar button. A button with a house number icon appears in the toolbar. Finally you can right-click on it › Edit shortcut. This opens the settings dialogue, where you can select a keyboard shortcut.

Background layers

It is recommended to add the aerial images Brandenburg GeoBasis-DE/LGB (2025): DOP20c and the “official” map Brandenburg GeoBasis-DE/LGB (2025): WebAtlasDE BE/BB. With the keys Alt+1, Alt+2 etc. you can quickly hide and show layers.

Map style for addresses

After adding addresses, the map style Coloured Streets can help with quality control. E.g. you can visually see the assignment of house numbers to streets: