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How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by kqr »

TulliusCicero wrote: post #125
kqr wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least you were given the chance of improving it. You declined to do so, but that's your decision. In a similar situation with Google Maps, you wouldn't even have been given the opportunity.

> You declined to do so, but that's your decision. This kind of patronizing attitude is unnecessary and silly. The vast majority of users of any software product are only interested in being just that: users. And that's totally okay. No need for passive-aggressive shaming.

After re-reading my own comment, I agree and am sorry. I meant to put the emphasis on "your decision", in order to highlight the freedom argument for OSM. I realise it totally sounded like the emphasis was on "you declined", which makes it a personal attack, and that was never intended nor necessary.

Again, sorry.

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by konsnos »

vanous wrote: post #103

So OsmAnd and maps.me look great. Is there an Android app which i could run to contribute traffic data flow and traffic events (accidents or obstacles on the road) like Waze does?

Someone mentioned it in the thread but I can't find who. There is https://openstreetcam.org that I haven't yet used but intend to.

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by zylepe »

seba_dos1 wrote: post #64
zylepe wrote: post #50

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I recently switch https://onthegomap.com from google to OSM for walking paths between points. The trail quality is much better where I live (Massachusetts) but I have been getting a lot of complaints from people all over the world that it no longer has their trails. I wonder what the lowest friction way to get my users to help contribute trails to OSM would be?

A built-in editor that's specifically targeted to what interests them. There's an app called OpenVegeMap which shows you vegetarian and vegan restaurants nearby. It also allows you to add and edit this information. Found a nice vegan bistro? You're just two clicks away from adding a missing tag about it to OSM. Just this and nothing else.

Great idea, signing up for an OSM account is a pretty high barrier though. Is OSM is ok with anonymous edits through 3rd party apps?

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by ArekDymalski »

Semaphor wrote: post #107
nickysielicki wrote: post #18

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Second best? At least in my experience, OSM data is leaps and bounds better than Google Maps in every way possible, and it has been that way for a couple years now. The reason that I still use Google maps is that it's fast and well-integrated with my phone, and it has a lot of added features on top of the actual mapping that makes it very useful --- things like location sharing when you're on a longer road trip, crea…

As others said, it depends. Here in my city (Lübeck) in Germany, OSM runs circles around GM and then leisurely sprints towards the goal. When I was in South Africa (Pretoria) OSM was so out of date that it was unusable, and that's without information there that's always been wrong.

For anyone interested in improvement of OSM data, I'd like to recommend the StreetComplete android app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.westnordost...

While contributing you almost feel like playing a game :)

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by maxerickson »

zylepe wrote: post #144
seba_dos1 wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A built-in editor that's specifically targeted to what interests them. There's an app called OpenVegeMap which shows you vegetarian and vegan restaurants nearby. It also allows you to add and edit this information. Found a nice vegan bistro? You're just two clicks away from adding a missing tag about it to OSM. Just this and nothing else.

Great idea, signing up for an OSM account is a pretty high barrier though. Is OSM is ok with anonymous edits through 3rd party apps?

No. The person doing the edits should be directly contactable through the OSM messaging system.

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by Markoff »

lucideer wrote: post #26
em3rgent0rdr wrote: post #17

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even better...don't need to use Google Play: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/

also, the gp's first link (MAPS.ME) is available on FDroid as an open source fork with ads & blobs removed: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.maps/ It also comes with some nice extra features added, but ymmv on the stability of those features

last time i checked you could not login with your account and update maps, is it fixed?

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by rmc »

seba_dos1 wrote: post #64
zylepe wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently switch https://onthegomap.com from google to OSM for walking paths between points. The trail quality is much better where I live (Massachusetts) but I have been getting a lot of complaints from people all over the world that it no longer has their trails. I wonder what the lowest friction way to get my users to help contribute trails to OSM would be?

A built-in editor that's specifically targeted to what interests them. There's an app called OpenVegeMap which shows you vegetarian and vegan restaurants nearby. It also allows you to add and edit this information. Found a nice vegan bistro? You're just two clicks away from adding a missing tag about it to OSM. Just this and nothing else.

StreetComplete is an Android app for answering simple questions about things in OSM.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by rmc »

zylepe wrote: post #144
seba_dos1 wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A built-in editor that's specifically targeted to what interests them. There's an app called OpenVegeMap which shows you vegetarian and vegan restaurants nearby. It also allows you to add and edit this information. Found a nice vegan bistro? You're just two clicks away from adding a missing tag about it to OSM. Just this and nothing else.

Great idea, signing up for an OSM account is a pretty high barrier though. Is OSM is ok with anonymous edits through 3rd party apps?

As Max Erickson says, they need their own OSM account. You can write your own editor, which submits changes to the OSM API. Users can authorise your editor to edit in their name via OAuth. Once someone has auth'ed your app, they can stay entirely within your app.

But be careful that you don't lead your editors to think this isn't a global database that others use, or other OSMers will be annoyed.,

Re: How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap

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Post by mtmail »

lucideer wrote: post #87
mtmail wrote: post #76

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https://github.com/osmlab/appledata

Thanks for that. I see now that it's linked from the article—I'd previously overlooked it as the article seemed to imply it was the product of their volunteer programme, but it seems it isn't: > The building information was developed with sensors from low altitude aerial imagery. > The building footprint and height information was captured and developed in 2013. There's also Atlas[0], not mentioned in the article, wh…

I got the link from my notes of the StateOfTheMap conference where an Apple representative was speaking. They have full-time staff now, claim 1 month training. It sounded like a dozen people.
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