Make Your First Edit to OpenStreetMap in the Next 15 Minutes
This tutorial guides users through making their first contribution to OpenStreetMap by adding website tags to local shops or amenities. The process involves using the JOSM editor to download data, filter for locations missing web links, and verify official websites via a dedicated plugin. Contributors are encouraged to upload their changes to improve the map's utility for global users and free mapping services.
- ▪Adding a website tag to a location in OpenStreetMap helps derive other useful data such as phone numbers and opening hours.
- ▪The tutorial recommends using the JOSM editor and the WebsiteWizard plugin to efficiently find and add official website URLs.
- ▪Users must filter their area of interest to display only shops and amenities that currently lack a website tag.
- ▪Contributors are advised to avoid using social media profiles or review sites as official websites when tagging locations.
- ▪The United States contains over one million shops, highlighting the need for widespread community participation to complete the map.
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Intro This quick tutorial will help you make a meaningful contribution to OpenStreetMap (OSM) in less than 15 minutes. By the end, you will have added an official website tag to a nearby shop or amenity. Soon after, your contribution will be ingested into dozens of free OSM-based services, helping people worldwide. Why a website tag? Once a place in OSM has a website tag, it becomes way easier to determine other helpful info about that place. Nearly every place’s official website has info about its phone, opening_hours, email, and other tags. So adding a website tag is a great place to get started. Got your stopwatch out? Ready, set, go! 1. Create an OSM account Sign up for a free OSM account and then confirm your email. 2.
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