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:
- title: 'One Map: Many Websites'
+ title: One Map, Many Uses
paragraph_1_html: |
- If you're here to correct an error you found on a site like Foursquare or Craigslist,
- you're in the right place - OpenStreetMap is the central map database used by hundreds
- of websites.
- paragraph_2_html: |
- You just need to edit OpenStreetMap, and the changes will be visible everywhere else.
- Copying the map data from place to place can take from a few minutes to a few hours,
- so don't worry if it isn't instant.
+ OpenStreetMap is used in websites, phones, hand-held GPS devices, sat-navs, and even
+ games and art projects. This site is the place to make contributions to the map which
+ will be available to all of these sites and applications. Copying the map data from
+ place to place can take from a few minutes to a few hours, so don't worry if it isn't
+ instant.
+ name_1: MapBox
+ name_2: Craigslist
+ name_3: GPS Maps
+ name_4: Skobbler
+ name_5: Stamen
+ name_6: MapQuest Open
section_2:
title: What's on the Map
on_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:
- title: Start Editing
+ title: Start Contributing
paragraph_1_html: |
- You can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em> button to start editing.
+ You can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em> button to start contributing.
paragraph_located: |
- Or, start editing now:
+ Or, start contributing now:
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Or, start near <span class='edit-geocoded-location'></span>:
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Or, start directly at your current location:
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Once you have an account, you can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em>
- button to start editing.
+ button to start contributing.
section_7:
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
easy to add a note.
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- Just go to <a href='http://www.openstreetmap.org/'>the map</a> and click <em>'Add a note'</em> in
- the <em>bottom-right corner</em>. This will add a marker to the map, which you can move by dragging
- the green plus sign. Add your message, then click save, and other mappers will investigate.
+ Just go to <a href='http://www.openstreetmap.org/'>the map</a> and click the note icon:
+ <span class='icon note'></span>. This will add a marker to the map, which you can move
+ by dragging. Add your message, then click save, and other mappers will investigate.
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