Welcome to OpenStreetMap!
You have just joined an international volunteer organization whose goal is nothing less than a rich, detail map of the whole world that is open-source. What does that mean? It means that this is a map whose data is available to everyone for free.
OpenStreetMap is an important effort that will have impact around the globe. Millions who never have had access to geographical information now will have access togeographical information now will have access to a rich spectrum of map data that they can use in efforts that range from disaster relief to town planning to resource management to tourism.
OpenStreetMap already provides rich data in many parts of the world, but we still need to grow that map and make it a premier source of geodata. That’s why OpenStreetMap needs you. By adding data to the map, you will be helping to build a resource that can be used around the globe by everyone.
You can choose to map in many different ways. If you are completely new to mapping, we hav