Viewing profile — pietervdvn

I try to create such a thing with https://mapcomplete.org ; StreetComplete.app is also beginner friendly (but a different approach) Yes, you'll always need a user account

First of all, I assume you are from the Netherlands (based on the .nl) The Dutch OSM-community indeed is very conservative, a bit too much IMHO. We Belgians are more relaxed :) Suc…

Because you need to pay "Little Free Library Corp." to become an official LFL and to get onto that map: https://littlefreelibrary.org/stewards/registration/ Getting an official "ch…

How would you feel about integrating https://mapcomplete.org/bookcases.html ? (which I make) as means of contribution? This one sends data straight to OSM. I don't have my own data…

Such as what I make: https://mapcomplete.org/bookcases.html ?

OpenStreetMap does not and cannot offer permanent IDs. An entity might be mapped in more detail, resulting in something being split in two parts, or change from node to way, with w…

What makes a stream navigable and what hinders it? Is it water depth? Is it width? Can those be mapped? Are there edge cases that some people might be able to navigate those waters…

You can also contribute to OpenStreetMap instead - they have bookcases too

I think they have their own database. TBH, we'd better all contribute to OpenStreetMap, it's why I made https://mapcomplete.org/bookcases.html ?

And they have a restrictive license. Not gonna happen

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypt_(C)#MD5-based_scheme

I'd say: the fediverse. Everyone can "broadcast" and discuss freely without having a central power that can censor or subtly manipulate the broader discussion.

Hi! <3

Don't download all the tiles, that is useless. Look into protomaps instead. One ~100GB archive for the entire world

This is correct. Tools might however display them slightly different, have different update schedules or make different cartographic choices (e.g. not showing node networks or some…

This is all OSM-based. OSM is one big pile of data - we don't do layers. It is also best to add it directly into OSM, importing data afterwards is tricky. My talk at Why25 should b…

The big difference is visibility and scale. Sure, a 'description' or 'name' tag can contain something inappropriate (like a slur of defamation). If it has high impact, it'll be rev…

The OSM foundation strictly keeps it with 'map data'. There are however many other, small projects that fill in the gap; for example 'Panoramax' for streetview imagery or lib.revie…

Not involved in OM or CoMaps at all; but involved in OpenStreetMap. > What do you mean, leaked? Isn't this a FOSS project? The client-app (CoMaps/Organic Maps) indeed is fully FLOS…

You can use a different, webbased one: https://mapcomplete.org

If you want to do more advanced accessibility mapping, also have a look at https://mapcomplete.org/onwheels - same concept, but different implementation. Also OpenStreetMap based, …

Thanks for the compliments :) Yeah, the complexity of the other tools is the pitch of MapComplete

Who is George? I'm probably missing some (cultural) reference

Excellent question! First: editing _attributes_ of geometries is totally possible, editing the _shape_ of geometries is not possible with MapComplete. If one allows to edit shapes …