About the event

We need your help to add Welsh names to places and features in OpenStreetMap.

This free workshop will show you how easy that is to do and give you an opportunity to do it for yourself.

About the project

OpenStreetMap is a global geographic database. It is used by many different organisations every day. For example humanitarian organisations rely on OpenStreetMap data to help them co-ordinate their response to emergencies. Global tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft use OpenStreetMap data within their services. We use OpenStreetMap data to generate a Welsh language map which refreshes every day.

OpenStreetMap relies on volunteers to edit it, add data and keep it up to date and accurate.

Welsh names are missing from many places in the OpenStreetMap data even in Wales. We are encouraging more people to get involved with improving the use of Welsh in the map. You can take part even if you don't speak Welsh.

It's really simple.

This workshop will show you how to go about adding Welsh to OpenStreetMap.

Data Orchard are part of Mapio Cymru, a project funded by the Welsh Government.