Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Queens Name Explorer/OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free, open mapping project. It is a world map created and maintained by volunteer contributors. OSM data appears on Wikipedia on maps throughout the project.

OSM data is made up of three types of features: nodes (points,) ways (lines and polygons,) and relations (multi-polygons and collections of features.) Each feature has tags describing its attributes. Each tag has a key and value often written as key=value.

= Getting Started =
 * 1) Create an account on OpenStreetMap at https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/new
 * 2) Resources to get started:
 * 3) Beginners' guide on the OSM Wiki
 * 4) LearnOSM.org
 * 5) Open Etymology Map (Queens zoom-in)

= Tasks =

Tasks for New Contributors

 * Link Wikidata items to OpenStreetMap features with OSM ↔ Wikidata matcher.
 * Adding etymology:wikidata tags to OSM features. Using a specialized MapComplete layer or the general purpose ID Editor.

Tasks for Experienced Contributors

 * Splitting and tagging co-named sections of streets.
 * The key "honorary_name" is generally accepted as the best tag for the honorary name by the local OSM community.
 * Mapping features from Queens Name Explorer that don't exist on OSM.

= Queries =
 * Places in Queens with name:etymology:wikidata: