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Learning Resources
This page provides a series of links to tutorials, videos and documents designed to help you learn how to contribute to OpenStreetMap and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) using various editors.
Introductory Level Tutorials
LearnOSM
This site contains a variety of guides directed at the beginner contributing to OpenStreetMap (OSM). In addition, there are also introductory level materials to learn about the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) initiative.
One-Minute Tutorial Videos
InaSAFE
iD
In order to contribute to the map you must use an editor. The most basic one available is iD. The following list provides some tutorials on how to use iD:
Using iD
- The iD Editor
- OpenStreetMap editing using ID | geojournalism.org
- Chapter 3: Introducing the iD Editor - InaSAFE
- Learn How to Map (MapGive)
- Editing Openstreetmap in iD - YouTube
- How to edit OpenStreetMap. A quick guide / tutorial - YouTube
- Adding a building to OpenStreetMap - YouTube
- Learn How To Map in OpenStreetMap (MapGive) - YouTube
Using iD for HOT
- Using the OSM iD Editor - GISCorps - PDF
- Learn to Map! by HOT (24 videos) - YouTube (note: this also contains a series of intermediary and advanced videos)
- Mapping Buildings with iD OSM Editor - YouTube
- OpenStreetMap iD Web Editor - How map some huts and roads in South Sudan - YouTube
- How To Map in OSM : Basic Training ID Editor HOT Task #1090 - YouTube
Intermediary Level Tutorials
The following list provides links to more advanced concepts related to OSM and HOT:
OSM
- Tagging in Detail with iD OSM Editor - YouTube
- How To Map Buildings in OSM : Squaring a Building - YouTube
- HOW TO MAP IN OSM: Basic training image alignment in ID Editor - YouTube
- Adjusting background imagery in the iD editor
HOT
- iD OSM Webeditor: Quick How To change the background imagery HOT - YouTube
- Mapping for HOT using JOSM
Advanced Level Tutorials
This section includes information on the advanced editor JOSM, contributing to HOT and validating other mappers edits:
Using JOSM
- JOSM: Introduction - Overview
- JOSM/Guide
- JOSM/Basic editing
- JOSM Editing Tools
- Getting started - Installing JOSM (Mapbox)
- Chapter 4: Getting started with JOSM - InaSAFE
- Chapter 5: Editing with JOSM - InaSAFE
- Editing with JOSM
- JOSM: Editing - Adding New Features In OSM
- Tracing Buildings in JOSM
Using JOSM for HOT
- Humanitarian OSM Tags
- West African HOT Mapping Tips
- Highway Tag Africa
- How to make round buildings in JOSM - YouTube
- JOSM: Adding a building in Open Street Map - YouTube
- Beginning OpenStreetMap 3 - Setting Up JOSM - HOT - Jeff Haack
- Faster building tagging openstreetmap
Validating in JOSM
- OSM Tasking Manager/Validating data
- Check your OpenStreetMap edits with the JOSM Validator
- LearnOSM: Reviewing OSM Data
- Validation: List of errors
- Validating the Map | Sanjay Bhangar
JOSM Extras and Add-Ons
- LearnOSM: JOSM - Detailed Editing
- JOSM: Become a power mapper! - Mapbox
- JOSM: Chapter 1 - Editing in detail