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(and how you can make it better)
Generally, anything representing discrete physical geographic objects
From the docs: OpenStreetMap represents physical features on the ground (e.g., roads or buildings) using tags attached to its basic data structures (its nodes, ways, and relations). Each tag describes a geographic attribute of the feature being shown by that specific node, way or relation.
(This means that your contributions have to be open, too.)
"...no one company should have a monopoly on place...Place is a shared resource, and when you give all that power to a single entity, you are giving them the power not only to tell you about your location, but to shape it."
wiki.osm.org / wiki / Map_Features
taginfo.openstreetmap.org
from beamapper.com/
Add things that are verifiable by other mappers; we're all collaborating on this map. If a business has a sign, add it to OpenStreetMap. Don't add information that would disturb the privacy of somebody. So, the address of a building is fine. The name of the residential tenant is not.
Add things that are relatively permanent. Is there a public restroom at the local ball diamond? Add it to the map. Did the city place a portable toilet for a parade this weekend? That can be left off the map, or be certain to both add and remove it promptly.
Add your local park picnic table to the map. That's significant enough to add to the map. Don't add the piece of gum stuck under the park bench to the map. It might be permanent and verifiable, but it isn't significant. Just throw the gum away.
Many apps are available that enable viewing and editing OSM data in numerous ways, including using those with desktop-like functionality, use of GPS traces, and even augmented reality apps.
Building a web map? OSM is the base data source relied upon by many free and open source software (FOSS) geo-tools.
These tools enable you to layer your own data over OSM and display it on the web.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
OpenPGH, Pittsburgh's Code for America Brigade
Maptime HQ and the other Maptime chapters for providing great resource material
Presentation pulled together by @GassChristianB and @eleanortutt
Presentation made with Stack.
Stack is made by Mike Bostock and is available
on GitHub under the BSD license.