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The first time it is a bit complicated, but subsequent fountain additions will be a breeze. And remember, your contribution is valuable.
Instructions for adding a fountain :
Once a drinking fountain is created in OpenStreetMap, it will be freely available to the public on the Water-Map Web App. It might just take a few days, so we thank you for your patience.
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Add a new fountain edit
Log on OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/
Create an account if you don’t already have one.
The OpenStreetMap account is distinct from that of Wikimedia Commons.
Zoom in using the + in the top right and search for the area where the fountain is located.
If you have the geocoordinates of the fountain location, you can enter them in the url as shown in the illustration. It will help you zoom in and center the map at that location. But in any case, you must manually place the fountain location point to make it work.
In the example url shown in the picture:
Zoom = 16
Latitude = 46.34259
Longitude = 6.12495
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/46.34259/6.12495
Click on the Edit button. The map will change to satellite mode.
Once in Edit mode, the cursor will become a cross until you place the fountain on the map.
After clicking on the map, a highlighted point will show up where you want to add the fountain. You can drag the point on the map to place it exactly at the fountain location.
On the left of your screen, click on "select feature type". This takes you to a page where you will give attributes to the fountain.
For modern, drinking fountains:
Scroll down menu to « All tags ».
In the tag section, click on « + » to add attributes for the fountain you want to add.
We suggest for modern fountains to describe them with the following tags:
amenity = drinking_water and
name = "name of the fountain" (if any).
For stone fountains:
Scroll down menu to « All tags ».
In the tag section, click on « + » to add attributes for the fountain you want to add.
We suggest for stone fountains to describe them with the following tags:
amenity = fountain,
drinking_water = yes and
name = "name of the fountain" (if any).
You are almost there ! 2 last steps to save your new fountain properly:
Click on the save button on the top right of the screen.
In the upper left window of the screen, under « Changeset comment », write : « Added new fountain ».
Click on « Upload ».
Congratulations, you have just added a new water fountain!
Edit a fountain edit
This section explains how to edit a fountain which exists in OpenStreetMap.
Log on OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/
Create an account if you don’t already have one.
The OpenStreetMap account is distinct from that of Wikimedia Commons.
Zoom in to the area of the map where the fountain is located.
Click on Edit on the top left of your screen to go into Edit mode. When the map becomes darker, goes into satellite view and the Edit button is highlighted, you are in the edit mode.
While in Edit mode, select the fountain you want to edit by selecting it with the cursor.
Once selected the water fountain will be highlighted red.
On the menu on the left, expand the section with the tags if it is not already expanded.
Click on "+" to add a tag section.
Scroll down the choices in the new tag section menu and select "image".
In the tag section, you can edit information about the fountain. For example, you can add a name to the fountain or indicate that the water fountain isn't suitable for drinking.
In this case, we suggest tagging the fountain as:
a) amenity = fountain
and
b) drinking_water = no
On the top right, click on save.
Before loading the change, you need to say what change you made to the fountain. For example: "added a name" or "deleted amenity drinking water".
After the change has been made, you should re-query the fountain to make sure your change has been made.
Congratulations, you have succesfully edited a fountain!
