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Here are the instructions on how to add fire hydrants on the map:
Using OsmHydrant
- Go to the OsmHydrant Website: http://www.osmhydrant.org/
- Follow the instructions there
Using JOSM
- Open JOSM
- Download the area that you want to edit
- In the left menu, select the
Draw Nodes tool. Then, double-click. The new point is highlighted in red.
- In the "Presets" menu, go to Facilities > Facilities > Fire Hydrant.
There are drop down forms that allow you to enter the known data (the "Help" link leads to more details).
- Once done, click on "Apply Preset". It will show up as a fire hydrant icon in JOSM.
- After entering the fire hydrants (and other relevant data), upload it. It will show up in OpenFireMap after a few days.
Using Potlatch 2
- Go to the area that you want to edit
- Click "Edit"
- Double-click on the site to create a node
- Select "Advanced"
- In the drop down table, click add. Enter "emergency", press ↵ Enter, then enter "fire hydrant". Repeat for other values (like fire_hydrant:type and source, if needed).
- Once done with the keys and values, save your edits.
Using iD
- Go to the area that you want to edit
- Click "Edit"
- Click on "Point"
- Click once to create a node
- On the left side of the window, click on "Search", then type "Fire Hydrant", then click "Fire Hydrant".
- Once done, save your edits.
Adding a fire station
Using the examples above, we can add a fire station, albeit with different tags:
amenity=fire_station
name="Name of fire station"
ref="Reference number of fire station" (5 characters is the maximum limit for displaying the reference number on OpenFireMap)