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  "id": 6997781,
  "title": "Make your first edit to OpenStreetMap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/make-your-first-edit-to-openstreetmap",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-12T16:25:08.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://high5apps.github.io/josm-plugin-website-wizard/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In this tutorial, you'll learn how to contribute to OpenStreetMap (OSM) in just 15 minutes. By adding a website tag to a nearby shop or amenity, you'll make a meaningful impact that will benefit people worldwide. Once a location has a website tag in OSM, it becomes easier to find additional information like phone numbers, opening hours, and email addresses.\n\nTo start, create an account on OSM and verify your email address. Next, download JOSM, a powerful editor app, and run it according to your operating system's instructions. While there are simpler in-browser editing tools available, JOSM provides plugins that streamline the editing process.\n\nFilter the OSM data to display only shops and amenities without a website tag. Celebrate your achievement for improving OSM for everyone. You can continue by adding website tags to other locations in your area of interest (AOI). For instance, a user added 66 website tags in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood in one changeset.\n\nAlternatively, filter for places with a website tag but no phone tag and then add the missing phone number based on information from the website. The United States alone has over 1 million shops, so it will take many more contributors to map them all. Regardless of your next steps, you can take pride in helping to make OSM the world's best map!",
  "summary": "Article URL: https://high5apps.github.io/josm-plugin-website-wizard/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49674050 Points: 203 # Comments: 58",
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        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Make Your First Edit to OpenStreetMap in the Next 15 Minutes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/make-your-first-edit-to-openstreetmap-in-the-next-15-minutes",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:25:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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