I‘ve seen it mentioned a few times as being superior to the iD editor but the learning curve seems somewhat steep. I started mapping areas in Vietnam that haven‘t gotten much love so far and I encountered a few limitations with the iD editor. The buildings in Vietnam are a pain to map. Is it better in the long run to learn JOSM for this use case?

Edit: Thanks for all the responses! I took the plunge and am now editing in JOSM :)

  • Szymon Bęczkowski@en.osm.town
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    3 days ago

    @simsala The BuildingsTools plugin alone is worth JOSM. I mainly use JOSM for that plugin and for editing relations. I still use iD for other stuff.

    BuildingsTools allows you to draw a building rectangle with three clicks. Moreover it keeps the next building orthogonal so you only need two clicks. This is best if the buildings are oriented along the same axis.