Adding field names to OpenStreetMap
Channel: OSM for History Buffs
Date: 2020-04-21

Maybe you have been following Creedon's map on RTÉ or you have a general interest in preserving heritage. Learn how to add field names to OpenStreetMap, on OpenSource mapping tool.
0:00 Open openstreetmap.org
0:14 Register your account
0:47 Zoom in unto the place to edit
2:00 Create an area containing the field
3:09 Define area as farmland
3:22 Add fieldname to the field
3:36 Saving changes
5:20 Adding multi-lingual names
8:05 Using wiki.openstreetmap.org

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Check a map of where fieldnames have been added: http://u.osmfr.org/m/449353/.