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

Create an account on OpenStreetMap at https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/new
Resources to get started:
1. Beginners' guide on the OSM Wiki
2. LearnOSM.org
3. 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: [1]