Walk around humanitarian mapping platform TeachOSM

Here is a step-by-step guide to using the TeachOSM Tasking Manager:

  • Go to the TeachOSM website.

  • Click on the „Log in“ button in right corner (Fig. 7)

Fig. 7: Logging into TeachOSM Tasking manager
  • Use your already created account from OpenStreetMap and please authorize access to your account by pressing button „Grant Access“ (Fig. 8)

Fig. 8: Login and authorization for access to Teach OS
  • After logging in you’ll see the same interface as in (Fig. 9). Let’s explore together the website TeachOSM.

Fig. 9: Teach OSM interface

EXPLORE PROJECTS

  • In this section you will find tasks and projects available for mapping (Fig. 10)

Fig. 10: Exploring projects on Teach OSM website
  • you can sort tasks and project according four criteria:

a) difficulty level - beginner mapper, intermediate mapper, advanced mapper

b) project status - projects to map, projects to validate, any project

c) more filters - you can sort projects according:

o campaign

o organization

o location

o type of mapping

d) sort by - urgent, active, new, old, beginner and advanced projects

e) search project - when you are looking for a specific project and you know its number, you can do it quickly by using search engine (Fig. 11)

We’ll work together on the task Mapping Tartus with number #1148 !

Fig. 11: How to search project

MY CONTRIBUTIONS

  • this section provides statistics about your mapping activity such as (Fig. 12):

    • number of buildings, roads, waterways and points of interests you mapped

    • overall number of hours you spent mapping

    • detailed contribution timeline

    • projects and tasks you worked on

    • what top 5 countries you already mapped

Fig. 12: Statistics about your mapping activity

LEARN

  • this section provides quick instructions how to map, how to validate data and how to organize mapping events like mapathon (Fig. 13). We will show you how to map more in deep in the next part.

Fig. 13: Instructions how to map

ABOUT

  • In this section you will find some more information about Tasking Manager (Fig. 14)

Fig. 14: More information about TeachOSM

Exercise 1: Get familiar with all sections on the platform TeachOSM

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