Wouldn't it be cool if there was a single map, which everyone could freely use and edit? A single place to store all geo-information? Then, all those websites with different, small and incompatible maps (which are always outdated) wouldn't be needed anymore.
OpenStreetMap is this map. The map data can be used for free (with attribution and publication of changes to that data). On top of that, everyone can freely add new data and fix errors. This website uses OpenStreetMap as well. All the data is from there, and your answers and corrections are added there as well.
A ton of people and application already use OpenStreetMap: Maps.me, OsmAnd, but also the maps at Facebook, Instagram, Apple-maps and Bing-maps are (partly) powered by OpenStreetMap. If you change something here, it'll be reflected in those applications too - after their next update!
", "search": { "search": "Search a location", "searching": "Searching…", "nothing": "Nothing found…", "error": "Something went wrong…" }, "returnToTheMap": "Return to the map", "save": "Save", "cancel": "Cancel", "skip": "Skip this question", "oneSkippedQuestion": "One question is skipped", "skippedQuestions": "Some questions are skipped", "number": "number", "osmLinkTooltip": "See this object on OpenStreetMap for history and more editing options", "add": { "addNew": "Add a new {category} here", "presetInfo": "The new POI will have {tags}", "warnVisibleForEveryone": "Your addition will be visible for everyone", "title": "Add a new point?", "intro": "You clicked somewhere where no data is known yet.All data is provided by OpenStreetMap, freely reusable under the Open DataBase License.
", "themeBy": "Theme maintained by {author}", "iconAttribution": { "title": "Used icons" }, "mapContributionsBy": "The current visible data has edits made by {contributors}", "mapContributionsByAndHidden": "The current visible data has edits made by {contributors} and {hiddenCount} more contributors", "codeContributionsBy": "MapComplete has been built by {contributors} and {hiddenCount} more contributors" }, "readYourMessages": "Please, read all your OpenStreetMap-messages before adding a new point.", "fewChangesBefore": "Please, answer a few questions of existing points before adding a new point.", "goToInbox": "Open inbox", "getStartedLogin": "Login with OpenStreetMap to get started", "getStartedNewAccount": " or create a new account", "noTagsSelected": "No tags selected", "testing": "Testing - changes won't be saved", "customThemeIntro": "With MapComplete you can enrich OpenStreetMap with information on a single theme. Answer a few questions, and within minutes your contributions will be available around the globe! The theme maintainer defines elements, questions and languages for the theme.
MapComplete always offers the next step to learn more about OpenStreetMap.
Did you notice an issue? Do you have a feature request? Want to help translate? Head over to the source code or issue tracker.
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