Marco Lechner - FOSSGIS e.V. wrote:
hi,

I' m wondering how precisely it is possible to click an specific point
in josm. I mean, by clicking with the mouse at a specific point to
generate a node, what are the factors influencing my precision besides
the actual zoom scale and my parkinsonism?
Are there any differences compared to flash-based potlach?
I just want to know in theory. It's clear that you can set points worlds
precisely enough by choosing an appropriate scale.

As Frederik said, apart from a small rounding error, the only limiting factor is the pixel raster, so at a scale of 5m/100px (see scale bar in the upper left area) you have about 5cm precision.

If you save the layer to file, it keeps the exact values. However, on upload the coordinates will be rounded to server precision, which is (IIRC, at least near the equator) worse than 5cm.

Sebastian

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