User:Ph4ni/52 Weeks OSM Mapping Journey
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This is a rough chronological order of things I've explored on ways to contribute to OSM. I think this might be of interest to others to discover new ways and things to map.
Week numbers to be added once to avoid messy reordering
| Week | Stage | What | How | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explore OSM | Checkout openstreetmap.org | ||
| 2 | Use Organic Maps | Download and install Organic Maps or | Organic Maps, OsmAnd | |
| 3 | Beginner Editing | Map nodes (points) on OSM website | Create an account and login to osm.org | ID |
| 4 | Switch imagery, explore menus in iD | Checkout the various menus on the right to map the way you like | ||
| Map paths and areas | ||||
| Learn highway classification | ||||
| 5 | OSM Notes | Enable notes to see what other mappers have mentioned. Create a new one | ||
| 6 | Use OsmAnd | OsmAnd is much more comprehensive than Organic Maps | ||
| Using GPS traces | ||||
| StreetComplete | ||||
| Join the OSM forum | OSM discourse forum - https://community.openstreetmap.org/ | |||
| Record a GPS track | ||||
| Mobile editing - Organic Maps and OSMAnd | ||||
| Mobile editing - EveryDoor | ||||
| Map with street imagery | ||||
| Recording street imagery | Panoramax, Mapillary | |||
| Join the OSM wiki | Our MediaWiki instance - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org | |||
| Understand the Open Database License | and its compatibility with other licenses | Open Database License | ||
| Add a notable local brand to OSM's brand presets | https://github.com/osmlab/name-suggestion-index/ and https://nsi.guide/ | |||
| Checkout OSMCal and join an event | OpenStreetMap Calendar | |||
| Checkout HDYC and other Result Maps | https://resultmaps.neis-one.org/ Find mappers nearby and send them a message! | |||
| Install JOSM and explore the interface | JOSM can be confusing at the start | |||
| Basic nodes and ways mapping on JOSM | ||||
| JOSM plugins | like browser extensions, you can enable various plugins in JOSM | JOSM/Plugins | ||
| Working with HOT Tasking Manager | Checkout various projects and finish some tasks | Tasking Manager | ||
| Interlinking with Wikidata | Wikidata | |||
| Checkout OSMCha | https://osmcha.org/ | OSMCha | ||
| Checkout MapRoulette and fix some issues | MapRoulette | |||
| Understand relations | ||||
| Checkout Overpass turbo | Overpass turbo | |||
| Add a simple administrative boundary | ||||
| Sentinel imagery in JOSM | When satellite imagery is just not latest enough to map the under construction highway | Sentinel-2 | ||
| Data imports | Import | |||
| Public transport routes |