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Getting started

There are endless ways to get involved with OpenStreetMap. The following pages will help you to understand a bit more about what OpenStreetMap is, and provide advise as to how to get started including the basic steps of collecting data, editing and using OpenStreetMap.

  • Understanding OpenStreetMap
  • Collecting or donating information
  • Editing OpenStreetMap
  • Making use of the map or map data
  • Case studies
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Join the conversation

We are delighted to be supporting the  OpenStreetMap community in the UK. To make it easier to discuss ideas and to suggest projects (and vote on them) we have set up a new Loomio group.

Join our Loomio group!

Here are the latest topics:

  • Aerial Photography GB
    by Brian Prangle on February 17, 2021 at 12:09 pm

    <p><a href="https://www.apgb.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noreferrer noopener">https://www.apgb.co.uk/</a></p><p>This makes highres aerial photography available to local […]

  • Response to Ofcom's plan of work 2021/2022
    by Gareth L on January 24, 2021 at 5:50 pm

    <p>Ofcom are consulting on their plan of work for the next 2 years. </p><p>Ofcom's proposed plan of work is published here <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/209128/plan-of-work-202122.pdf" […]

  • ONS Electoral Ward data for England
    by Jay Turner on January 21, 2021 at 2:48 am

    I've checked and found that Electoral Ward data is available under OGL v3 and I'm wondering if we can import that data. How do we import the data? I was looking specifically at [my […]

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