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Everything #OpenStreetMap related is welcome: software releases, showing of your work, questions about how to tag something, as long as it has to do with OpenStreetMap or OpenStreetMap-related software.

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

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There are many communication channels about OSM, many organized around a certain country or region. Discover them on https://openstreetmap.community/

https://mapcomplete.org/ is an easy-to-use website to view, edit and add points (such as shops, restaurants and others)

https://learnosm.org/en/ has a lot of information for beginners too.

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Ah yes, the most irrefutable of sources 😜 (lemmy.ml)

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Type: Webpage. Title: "OpenStreetMap". Author: "Adam Dunn". Publisher: "OpenStreetMap". Published: 2025-06-03T20:13:15Z. Accessed: 2025-06-04T00:18Z. URI: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/167151314.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I mean, the iD editor has "Local Knowledge" as one of predefined options for changeset sources. This is just that, except... less local. :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

exactly, OSM is meant to be based on original surveys rather than external sources, and something like "knowledge" or "local knowledge" is a perfectly fine thing to indicate as a source if you mean "I'm familiar with the area and am very confident that my changes are correct although I have not specifically surveyed it just to make these changes".