iD editor
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iD editor is a browser-based, user-friendly map editor designed for contributing and editing geographic data in OpenStreetMap.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Potlatch as default web editor on openstreetmap.org | 1 |
| iD editor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10827910 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iD editor Context triple: [OpenStreetMap, supportsEditor, iD editor]
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A.
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative, open-source mapping project that creates and provides free geographic data and maps to anyone who wants to use them.
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B.
OSM
OSM is the post-nominal abbreviation used by recipients of the Order of the Star of Melanesia, a national honor of Papua New Guinea.
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C.
OSMG
OSMG is the abbreviation for the Order of St Michael and St George, a British order of chivalry awarded for distinguished service in foreign affairs or service abroad.
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D.
MapServer
MapServer is an open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web.
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E.
Adventure Cycling digital maps
Adventure Cycling digital maps are downloadable, GPS-compatible route maps created by the Adventure Cycling Association for bicycle touring and bikepacking navigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iD editor Target entity description: iD editor is a browser-based, user-friendly map editor designed for contributing and editing geographic data in OpenStreetMap.
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A.
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative, open-source mapping project that creates and provides free geographic data and maps to anyone who wants to use them.
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B.
OSM
OSM is the post-nominal abbreviation used by recipients of the Order of the Star of Melanesia, a national honor of Papua New Guinea.
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C.
OSMG
OSMG is the abbreviation for the Order of St Michael and St George, a British order of chivalry awarded for distinguished service in foreign affairs or service abroad.
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D.
MapServer
MapServer is an open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web.
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E.
Adventure Cycling digital maps
Adventure Cycling digital maps are downloadable, GPS-compatible route maps created by the Adventure Cycling Association for bicycle touring and bikepacking navigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
JavaScript software
ⓘ
OpenStreetMap editor ⓘ web application ⓘ |
| designGoal |
lower barrier to entry for OpenStreetMap editing
ⓘ
provide intuitive browser-based mapping tools ⓘ |
| developer |
Mapbox
ⓘ
OpenStreetMap community ⓘ |
| feature |
beginner-friendly interface
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contextual help ⓘ customizable presets ⓘ data validation tools ⓘ geocoding search ⓘ imagery background support ⓘ integrated changeset upload ⓘ keyboard shortcuts ⓘ live data validation warnings ⓘ localization into multiple languages ⓘ support for GPS traces ⓘ support for Mapillary imagery ⓘ support for Street-level imagery ⓘ support for aerial imagery ⓘ support for editing lines ⓘ support for editing points ⓘ support for editing polygons ⓘ support for multipolygons ⓘ support for relations ⓘ support for turn restrictions ⓘ tagging presets ⓘ undo and redo functionality ⓘ visual map editing interface ⓘ |
| license | ISC license ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | cross-platform ⓘ |
| platform | web browser ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
adding new map features
ⓘ
editing OpenStreetMap data ⓘ modifying existing map features ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
CSS
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HTML ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ |
| replaced |
Potlatch as default web editor on openstreetmap.org
ⓘ
linked to:
iD editor
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| repository | https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
OpenStreetMap data model
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linked to:
OpenStreetMap
|
| supportsOperation |
creating nodes
ⓘ
creating relations ⓘ creating ways ⓘ |
| supportsProject | OpenStreetMap ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
WGS84 coordinate system
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linked to:
WGS84
|
| usedBy | OpenStreetMap website as default editor for new users ⓘ |
| website | https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: iD editor Description of subject: iD editor is a browser-based, user-friendly map editor designed for contributing and editing geographic data in OpenStreetMap.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.