Tutorial shows newcomers how to make a first OpenStreetMap edit
The Website Wizard tutorial guides users through adding an official website tag to a shop or amenity using JOSM and its plugin workflow.
A new tutorial outlines a way for newcomers to make their first edit to OpenStreetMap by adding an official website tag to a nearby shop or amenity. It says the process can be completed in about 15 minutes.
The guide instructs users to create an OpenStreetMap account, confirm their email address, download the JOSM editor and use the Website Wizard plugin to filter for shops and amenities without website tags. JOSM is described as a Java-based editing application, while simpler browser-based tools are also available.
Adding a website tag can make it easier to find further information about a place, including phone numbers, opening hours and email addresses, according to the tutorial. It suggests that users check the relevant official website before adding the tag.
The tutorial also presents follow-up edits, including finding places that have a website tag but no phone tag and adding phone details based on information on the website. Its author says they added 66 website tags in Seattle’s Wallingford neighbourhood as an example.
Website Wizard is presented as a tutorial and plugin-based workflow for OpenStreetMap. The guide says contributions can be ingested into OSM-based services, but that claim and the stated completion time are not independently verified in the source material.
