How-To Geek: How I contribute to open source without coding (and you can too)

I also noticed that in CoMaps I had a huge personal collection of pins in my local area that still weren't labeled in OpenStreetMap's official data. As it turns out, contributing that kind of data is easy. In fact, the very app I was using to navigate has built-in map editing features that automatically upload your changes to OpenStreetMap system. I was immediately able to start adding my knowledge based on what I know about the area I live in and places I visit.

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