Useful OSM resources
The OSM ecosystem has an array of tools that you can use to extract, modify, visualize data, and contribute to!
Mapping
Survey tools
- Fieldpapers for paper based surveying
- Mapillary for crowdsourcing streetview imagery
Tasking Tools
- To-fix
- Map Roulette
- Map tasking manager for coordinating mapping in a continuos area
Data
- Awesome GeoJSON - list of some awesome tools around GeoJSON
- Overpass Turbo for querying OSM by properties
- GeoJSON.io for creating / editing GeoJSON data
- Dropchop for GIS based actions
- Flatten GeoJSON attributes Converter
- Merge GeoJSONs
- Minjur for converting large OSM data to GeoJSON
- tippecanoe Builds vector tilesets from large collections of GeoJSON features
- Collection of useful GeoJSON tools
- toGeoJSON toGeoJSON turns KML & GPX into GeoJSON
Visualization
Extracts
QA and Activity Tracking
- OSM Inspector
- WHODIDIT OpenStreetMap Changeset Analyzer
- Heatmap
For full list check the OSM Wiki
Community
- Use the history tab on the map to find and message active mappers nearby
- Write on your OSM Diaries to bring up issues for community discussion
- Join your local community mailing list for discussions on various topics
- Who is around me? Find local mappers
Contribute
- To the OSM Homepage
- To the development of the OSM map style and cartography
- By publishing your tool on osmlab
- OSM wiki: Contribute
Guides and FAQ
- OSM wiki FAQ
- OSM help
- LearnOSM mapping guides
- HOT OSM tracing guides
- Mapbox Guides
- State of Satellite imagery
- Satellite and Sensor Database
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