# Project description
## Goal
To improve the map quality in Italy, we propose to… make data improvements by sharing challenges, and when appropriate, fixing data errors, and adding or editing certain kinds of geometry.
## How to participate
Anyone is welcome to contribute to this project by participating in our MapRoulette challenges. Here is the [extended documentation](https://learn.maproulette.org/documentation) for using MR. Note that sometimes additional instructions are provided within the challenges. We also strongly encourage you to take a look at the OSM wiki page [IT: Editing Standards and Conventions](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/IT:Editing_Standards_and_Conventions) while you are editing.
Here is the current [set of challenges](https://maproulette.org/browse/projects/48262).
## Challenges
### Quality check challenges
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- [Invalid Lane Tag](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27499)
The tag lanes=* on ways with tag highway=* indicates the amount of lanes on the road at hand. The value for the lanes tag should be only one of the following numbers: 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Any other value is incorrect and should be fixed.
- [Not connected highway](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27497)
Ways with tag highway=* must be connected to the rest of the road network to ensure its continuity, e.g. for route planning. When such a way is not connected to another way with tag highway=*, an error is logged.
- [Tag area=yes on object without feature type](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27494)
The area=yes tag is required for some closed ways when used to define a polygon. For closed ways with other tags, there is an assumption that the way defines an area. In some circumstances, a closed way may define both a closed polyline and an area. When tag area=yes is used, it is expected that one of the necessary accompanying tags is also found.
- [Impossible angle in a highway](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27493)
In general, roads intended for vehicles should be built to maintain proper angles which ensure maneuvers and fluent traffic. Extreme, too sharp angles applied to a way may indicate errors in the road geometry.
- [Invalid Turn Restriction](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27490)
This check identifies invalid turn restrictions. Invalid turn restrictions occur in a variety of ways, from invalid members to edge geometry issues to not being routable to wrong topology. Relations, ways and nodes in relations as well as turn restrictions are checked. A relation needs to have exactly one way with role 'from' and exactly one way with role 'to'. These ways should be linked together by at least one way with role 'via' OR with exactly one node with role 'via' (no more and no less).
- [Invalid Mini-Roundabout](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27496)
Mini-roundabouts are a special kind of roundabout with the same rules as other roundabouts, but present as painted circles rather than physical circles. There might also be a low, fully traversable dome or island that vehicles can drive across. Road traffic flows in one direction around a point in the middle, and the traffic in the roundabout has right-of-way. A mini-roundabout is recorded using the tag highway=mini_roundabout.
- [Polygon has self-intersection](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27492)
The necessary edits will be made to fix cases where the tag on a way indicates that the object is a polygon feature, but the way does not meet the definition of a closed way because it is self-intersecting, or ways in a relation with the same role form a self-intersecting polygon
- [This multipolygon is a simple polygon](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27489)
Simple areas are mapped in OSM by creating a closed way and tagging it as an area object rather than a line. Relations of the type multipolygon are used to represent complex areas with holes inside or consisting of multiple disjoint areas. A multipolygon relation can have any number of ways in the role outer (the outline) and any number of ways in the role inner (the holes), and these must form valid rings to build a multipolygon. When a relation of the type multipolygon consists of only one member, which is a simple area, an error is logged.
- [Spiky buildings](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27491)
Buildings with extremely sharp angles will be identified and corrected if needed.
- [Polygon is not closed](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/27515)
Features intended to be a polygon should be correctly tagged. When the tag indicates that the object should be a polygon, but the geometry is built out of a NON-closed way, an error is logged.
- [Inconsistent Bridges and Tunnels](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/38357)
Identify and fix cases where the bridge or tunnel has an incorrect tag.
- [Buildings and Highways Conflict](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/38738)
Identify and fix, if needed, cases where a way with tag highway=* intersects with a building.
- [Fix inconsistent highway intersections](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/39343)
Identify and fix cases where highways intersect without a common node.
- [Fix Building and Water Intersections](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/39512)
Identify and fix, if needed, situations where a water feature intersects with a building.
- [Fix Incorrect Highway Junctions](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/42391)
Identify and fix if needed, cases where highway junctions are incorrectly or imprecisely mapped.
- [Check Small Area Features](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/43716)
This challenge in Italy helps you check area features of different types (various land use, natural, amenity and leisure features) that are smaller than expected for areas of these types. You may need to correct an area’s tagging, adjust its outline, or merge it with other areas. To do so, follow the detailed guidelines in the left-hand instruction panel of each task.
- [Fix Spiky Buildings](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/44745)
Improve the OpenStreetMap data by validating and fixing buildings with suspicious sharp corners.
- [Advanced Map Editing: Correct Too Short Highways](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/49005)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to improve OpenStreetMap data by reducing the number of short ways on highways, with attention to junctions where they result in incorrect intersections.
- [Fix Isolated Pedestrians’ network](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/49137)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to improve the quality of the pedestrian network in OpenStreetMap, ensuring that users receive clear, safe, and informative walking directions.
- [Fix Pedestrians' Areas network - Milano](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/49330)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to improve the quality of the pedestrian network in OpenStreetMap, ensuring that users receive clear, safe, and informative walking directions.
- [Fix Intersecting Buildings](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/49464)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to fix situations where a building intersects another building at the same level.
- [Fix Incorrect Junction on Roundabout](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/50003)
Through this challenge TomTom is working with OSM to fix mapping of the roads that are connected to the same node on a roundabout.
- [Fix Inconsistent Highway Intersections](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/50005)
Through this challenge TomTom is working with OSM to fix cases where highways intersect without a common node.
- [Fix Duplicated Highways](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/50958)
Through this challenge TomTom is working with OSM to fix cases where duplicates highways are overlapping.
- [Fix Inconsistent Highway Classification](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/51040)
Through this challenge TomTom is working with OSM fix inconsistent roads classification that causes visualization and routing issues.
- [Fix Too Close Junctions](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/51517)
Through this challenge TomTom is working with OSM to fix junctions where roads may be incorrectly placed, resulting in very short road segments near junctions.
- [Disconnected Duplicate Nodes on Highways](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/51711)
Through this challenge, TomTom is collaborating with OSM communities to resolve cases where roads have overlapping, duplicated nodes without proper intersections.
- [Highways within ZTL - Turin](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/52086)
We’re focusing on editing highways within the ZTL in Turin to address inaccurate routing for pedestrians and drivers caused by incomplete restriction information. By completing these tasks, we help ensure better representation of real-world features – leading to improved routing, navigation, and an overall stronger open mapping ecosystem.
- [Sharp Angles on Highways](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/52415)
Through this challenge, TomTom is collaborating with OSM communities to resolve cases of roads with too sharp angles in order to address potential inaccuracies on the road geometry
- [Improper Separators in Brand Name Tags](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/52576)
As part of this challenge, we’re focusing on incorrect brand=* tags in order to address an issue where comma is used instead of semicolon when multiple brand names are listed. By completing these tasks, we help ensure better representation of real-world features – leading to improved search, routing, and an overall stronger open mapping ecosystem.
- [Improper Highway Junctions](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/52826)
Through this challenge TomTom is working with OSM to fix cases where highway junctions are incorrectly or imprecisely mapped. When road elements are incorrectly mapped, it causes issues with navigation and visualization of the map and affects the OSM map's usability and accuracy for all users..
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### Missing feature challenges
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- [Missing Parks and Green Areas](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/28674)
Missing parks and green areas were detected after a spatial comparison with TomTom's map database.
- [Missing Buildings in Bologna](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/28675)
Missing buildings were detected in Bologna after a spatial comparison with TomTom's map database. The tasks in this challenge focus on physical structures such as residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
- [Missing Buildings in Verona](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/28676)
Missing buildings were detected in Verona after a spatial comparison with TomTom's map database. The tasks in this challenge focus on physical structures such as residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
- [Missing Hospital Areas and Clinic Areas](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/28694)
Missing hospital areas and clinic areas were detected after a spatial comparison with TomTom's map database. They were validated using related nodes wherever present, or other aerial imagery clues like helicopter landing pads, etc.
- [Missing Buildings in Genoa](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/37089)
Missing buildings were detected in Genoa after a spatial comparison with TomTom's map database. The tasks in this challenge focus on physical structures such as residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
- [Missing Buildings in Florence](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/37090)
Missing buildings were detected in Florence after a spatial comparison with TomTom's map database. The tasks in this challenge focus on physical structures such as residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
- [Missing Toll Information on Highways](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/52468)
Adding missing toll information to highways to address gaps in data on toll roads.
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### Road network challenges
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- [Connect Isolated Highways](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/37383)
Identify and connect if needed cases where the end of the way with tag highway=* is not connected to the rest of the road network.
- [Add Missing Highways](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/37525)
Data analysis done by TomTom suggests that there should be a road or track here in OSM, but it is missing.
- [Connect Isolated Highways July 2023](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/40277)
Identify and connect if needed cases where the end of the way with tag highway=* is not connected to the rest of the road network
- [Add Missing Highways - Milano](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/41056)
Data analysis done by TomTom suggests that there should be a road or track here in OSM, but it is missing.
- [Add Missing Highways - Rome](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/41727)
Data analysis done by TomTom suggests that there should be a road or track here in OSM, but it is missing.
- [Duplicated Nodes having same coordinates](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/41845)
Identify and fix if needed, cases where duplicated nodes having same location (coordinates) should be merged. It relates to highways mostly, but ways in general (parks, buildings).
We improve overall OpenStreetMap (OSM) route network quality by solving real errors in the data by clearly identifying objects junctions for which nodes are used in this case. Ensuring that highway junctions are connected within OSM is crucial for optimized routing. When road elements are disconnected due to duplicated (not merged) nodes, it can degrade the navigation experience for routing applications that rely on OSM data, leading to inefficient directions, delays, and potential navigation errors. We found leads based on spatial analysis of OSM data to fetch overlapping nodes.
- [Connect Isolated Highways - Aug 2024](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/49031)
Identify and connect if needed cases where the end of the way with tag highway=* is not connected to the rest of the road network
- [Add Highways - Rome](https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/49092)
Identify and add if needed, one or more missing ways..
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## Edits based on map feedback
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We make improvements to OSM based on user feedback submitted for the TomTom map after comparing and ensuring that it is also valid for OSM.
Here is a list of the types of edits to be made, provided they do not conflict with others’ edits and a local source is available:
- Highways
- Adding or correcting highways
- Adding or correcting link roads
- Adding or adjusting bridges, tunnels, layers, or relations
- Adding or updating lanes and related properties
- Adding or updating traffic signs
- Adding or updating access barriers
- Adding or updating turn restrictions
- Addresses
- Adding or correcting addresses
- Updating the position of address nodes, usually when an object has multiple addresses
- Adding or correcting names of ways
- POIs (Points of Interest)
- Adding POIs
- Correcting POI locations
- Adding or correcting POI information
- Resolving POI-land use discrepancies
- Handling POI closures
- Land use
- Adding land use
- Modifying existing land use extent
- Buildings
- Adding buildings
- Updating building type
- Adjusting building shape
- Water
- Adding or realigning rivers, streams, and lakes.
- Railways
- Adding railway tracks
- Realigning railway tracks
- Adding or adjusting railway infrastructure tags such as bridges, tunnels, level crossings
- Ferry lines
- Adding ferry lines
- Realigning ferry lines
- Adding ferry terminals
These are incidental edits spread over time starting May 10, 2023. We follow local guidelines and, if needed, consult with the community before making an update.
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## Tasking Manager Projects
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- [Create Highways, Buildings and other objects missing](https://tasks.openstreetmap.us/projects/469)
We detected gaps in map (San Bartolomeo Val Cavargna and San Nazzaro Val Cavargna) by visual check of data and comparing them to reference source materials representing reality. Project Objectives: Identify and map roads, buildings and other objects that are currently absent from the OpenStreetMap dataset.
- [Mapping Missing Roads, Buildings and other objects in Pescarzo, Mezzarro e Campogrande](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/102)
We detected gaps in map (Pescarzo, Mezzarro e Campogrande) by visual check of data and comparing them to reference source materials representing reality. Project Objectives: Identify and map roads, buildings and other objects that are currently absent from the OpenStreetMap dataset.
- [Mapping Missing Roads, Buildings in Nereto](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/103)
We detected gaps in map (Nereto) by visual check of data and comparing them to reference source materials representing reality. Project Objectives: Identify and map roads and buildings that are currently absent from the OpenStreetMap dataset.
- [Mapping Missing Roads and Buildings in Pontirolo Nuovo](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/104)
We detected gaps in map (Pontirolo Nuovo) by visual check of data and comparing them to reference source materials representing reality. Project Objectives: Identify and map roads and buildings that are currently absent from the OpenStreetMap dataset.
- [MAPPING MISSING ROADS, BUILDINGS FOR GIRO D’ITALIA 2024 - NORTH-WESTERN PART](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/112)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to ensure the correctness and completeness of OpenStreetMap data in the Italian regions hosting Giro d’Italia race.
- [MAPPING MISSING ROADS, BUILDINGS FOR GIRO D’ITALIA 2024 - CENTRAL PART](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/113)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to ensure the correctness and completeness of OpenStreetMap data in the Italian regions hosting Giro d’Italia race.
- [MAPPING MISSING ROADS, BUILDINGS FOR GIRO D’ITALIA 2024 - NORTHERN PART](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/114)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to ensure the correctness and completeness of OpenStreetMap data in the Italian regions hosting Giro d’Italia race.
- [MAPPING MISSING ROADS, BUILDINGS FOR GIRO D’ITALIA 2024 - SOUTHERN PART](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/115)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to ensure the correctness and completeness of OpenStreetMap data in the Italian regions hosting Giro d’Italia race.
- [Italy - Mapping Missing Roads and Buildings in Morbegno for Giro d’Italia 2025](https://osmit-tm4.wmcloud.org/projects/120)
This collaborative mapping project, introduced by TomTom, aims to ensure the correctness and completeness of OpenStreetMap data in the Italian regions hosting Giro d’Italia race.
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## Geographical scope
Data improvements will be made across the whole country.
## Announcements
This project was announced May 2022 in the [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2022-May/073884.html).
Announcement done in December 2022 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2022-December/074619.html)
Announcement done in January 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-January/074653.html)
Announcement done in February 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-February/074664.html)
Announcement done in March 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-March/074727.html)
Announcement done in April 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-April/074775.html)
Edits based on map feedback was announced on April 2023 in the [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/edits-based-on-map-feedback-tomtom/98390)
Announcement done in May 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-May/074834.html)
Announcement done in June 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-June/074857.html)
Announcement done in June 2023 for roundabout leads [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-leads-rotonde-mancanti-osm-errata-corrige/100346)
Announcement done in July 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-July/074891.html)
Announcement done in August 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-August/074926.html)
Announcement done in October 2023 [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-October/075036.html)
Announcement duplicate nodes done in October 2023 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-October/075070.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-duplicated-nodes-having-same-coordinates/105352)
Announcement Tasking Manager Project done in November 2023 on [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tasking-manager-project-create-highways-buildings-and-other-objects-missing/106022)
Announcement highway junction done in November 2023 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2023-November/075151.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-fix-incorrect-highway-junctions/106459)
Announcement Tasking Manager Project done in December 2023 on [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tasking-manager-project-mapping-missing-roads-buildings-and-other-objects/106972)
Announcement Tasking Manager Project done in January 2024 on [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tasking-manager-project-mapping-missing-roads-buildings-in-nereto/108358)
Announcement of Challenge and Tasking Manager project of February 2024 done on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-February/075291.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-new-challenge-and-new-mapping-project/109289)
Announcement of Tasking Manager projects for Giro d'Italia in April 2024 done on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-April/075432.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-tasking-manager-project-mapping-missing-roads-and-buildings-for-giro-ditalia-2024/111520/1)
Announcement of Spiky Building Challenge in April 2024 done on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-April/075441.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-fix-spiky-buildings/111904)
Announcement of too short highways challenge in August 2024 done on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-August/075535.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-too-short-highways/117820)
Announcement of Connect Isolated Highways - August 2024 done on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-September/075538.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-connect-isolated-highways-aug-2024/118245)
Announcement of Add Highways Rome done in September 2024 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-September/075540.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-add-highways-rome/118616)
Announcement of Fix Isolated Pedestrians’ network in Milan done in September 2024 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-September/075541.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-fix-isolated-pedestrians-network/118971)
Announcement of Fix Pedestrians' Areas network - Milano done in September 2024 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-September/075542.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-italy-fix-pedestrians-areas-network-milano/119345)
Announcement of Fix Intersection Buildings done in October 2024 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-October/075586.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-fix-intersecting-buildings/120666)
Announcement of Fix Incorrect Junction on Roundabouts done in November 2024 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-November/075607.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-fix-incorrect-junctions-on-roundabout/121909)
Announcement of Fix Inconsistent Highway Intersections done in November 2024 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2024-November/075609.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-fix-inconsistent-highway-intersections/122145)
Announcement of Fix Duplicated Highways done in February 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-February/075724.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-fix-duplicated-highways/125727)
Announcement of Fix Inconsistent Highway Classification done in February 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-February/075725.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-fix-inconsistent-highway-classification/125990)
Announcement of Fix Too Close Junction done in March 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-March/075730.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-fix-too-close-junctions/127401)
Announcement reminder of Fix Inconsistent Highway Classification done in April 2025 on [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-fix-inconsistent-highway-classification/128520)
Announcement of Giro d'Italia 2025 Tasking Manager Projects done in April 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-April/075750.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-tasking-manager-project-mapping-missing-roads-and-buildings-in-morbegno-for-giro-d-italia-2025/128524)
Announcement of Disconnected Duplicate Nodes on Highways done in April 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-April/075769.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-disconnected-duplicate-nodes-on-highways/129411)
Announcement of Highways within ZTL - Turin done in May 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-May/075779.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-highways-within-ztl-turin/129760)
Announcement of Sharp Angles on Highways done in June 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-June/075817.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-sharp-angles-on-highways/131493)
Announcement of Missing Toll Information on Highways done in June 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-June/075822.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-missing-toll-information-on-highways/131765)
Announcement of Improper Separators in Brand Name Tags done in July 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-July/075828.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-maproulette-challenge-improper-separators-in-brand-name-tags/132583)
Announcement of Improper Highway Junctions Tags done in August 2025 on [Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-it/2025-August/075911.html) and [Italia Community Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/tomtom-map-roulette-challenge-improper-highway-junctions/133663)
## TomTom organized editing
We will follow the [Organized Editing Guidelines](https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Organised_Editing_Guidelines) for this project. TomTom will not make any edits until two weeks after the project announcement. Here is our [Organized Editing page](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Organised_Editing/Activities/TomTom), including a list of our editors.
### How to find TomTom's edits
All edits made by our team receive the hashtag #tomtom. Edits based on user feedback additionally have the hashtag #tt_mapfeedback.
#tt is a hashtag that has been used for TomTom’s edits in the past.
## Sources for editing
- Esri
- Bing
For some OSM map edits TomTom editors will use proprietary sources for support. These will typically be in situations where there is not sufficient evidence using the available sources in OSM editors themselves. The proprietary sources will be ground-level imagery and GPS traces, both collected by TomTom's mobile mapping vans. On occasion, we will also use sources collected from a field survey by one of TomTom's sourcing specialists who have visited the location and collected data to support the required map updates.
## How to reach out
If you have remarks about a specific edit of ours, please drop a comment in the changeset, and we will do our best to respond thoughtfully. Or, you can also:
- send a message to the project lead [Chiara](https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/changio),
- join the conversation in [the Talk-it mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-it) (see Announcements),
- email [osm@tomtom.com](mailto:osm@tomtom.com) for general questions about TomTom's activities.