1 million users, who add data based on local knowledge, GPS tracks, and more">created
by people like you</abbr>, and free for anyone to fix, update, download and use.
Here's a quick guide to get you started.
- section_1:
+ one_map_many_uses:
title: One Map, Many Uses
paragraph_1_html: |
OpenStreetMap is used in websites, phones, hand-held GPS devices, sat-navs, and even
- MapQuest
- Telenav
- USA Today
- section_2:
+ whats_on_the_map:
title: What's on the Map
on_html: |
OpenStreetMap is a place for mapping things that are both <em>real and current</em> -
What it <em>doesn't</em> include is opinionated data like ratings, historical or
hypothetical features, and data from copyrighted sources. Unless you have special
permission, don't copy from online or paper maps.
- section_3:
- title: You're Signed Up
- title_no_user: Get a Free Account
- paragraph_1_html: |
- To edit OpenStreetMap, you'll need a user account.
- <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/new">Sign up here</a>.
- paragraph_2_html: |
- With your user account, you can edit the map and <abbr title="Users on OpenStreetMap talk
- over mailing lists, chat, and private messages sent on the website">collaborate
- with other mappers</abbr>.
- section_4:
+ basic_terms:
title: Basic Terms For Mapping
paragraph_1_html: |
OpenStreetMap has some of its own lingo. Here are a few key words that'll come in handy.
A <strong>changeset</strong> is <abbr title='changesets can have comments, like "adding a
road here", that let other users know what you were intending to change and why'>group of
changes</abbr> to the map saved by a user.
- section_5:
+ questions:
title: Any questions?
paragraph_1_html: |
Need help mapping, or not clear on how to use OpenStreetMap? Get your questions answered
on <a href='http://help.openstreetmap.org/'>the help website</a>.
- section_6:
+ contributing:
title: Start Contributing
paragraph_1_html: |
- You can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em> button to start contributing.
+ With your user account, you can edit the map and <abbr title="Users on OpenStreetMap talk
+ over mailing lists, chat, and private messages sent on the website">collaborate with other
+ mappers</abbr>. To start contributing, zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em>
+ button.
paragraph_located: |
Or, start contributing now:
paragraph_geocoded_html: |
paragraph_geolocated: |
Or, start directly at your current location:
paragraph_1_no_user_html: |
- Once you have an account, you can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em>
- button to start contributing.
- section_7:
+ To edit OpenStreetMap, you'll need a user account. Once you have an account, you can zoom in
+ anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em> button to start contributing.
+ start_mapping: Start Mapping
+ sign_up: Sign Up
+ add_a_note:
title: No Time To Edit? Add a Note!
paragraph_1_html: |
If you just want something small fixed and don't have the time to sign up and learn how to edit, it's