Make Your First Edit to OpenStreetMap in the Next 15 Minutes
This tutorial provides a quick guide on how to contribute to OpenStreetMap (OSM) by adding website tags to local businesses using the JOSM editor. It encourages users to improve global map data through simple, crowdsourced edits.
Why it matters
Crowdsourced mapping data is essential for free, accessible navigation and location services used by millions globally.
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.
Download JOSM (~365 MB) for your specific operating system and then run it.
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