See also: https://gurumaps.app/
It's basically Comaps but not open-source, right ?
StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time
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Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time
#102I got into OSM and StreetComplete to flesh out intersections, stop signs, and sidewalks in my area. I always felt like I was doing something wrong though. I created crosswalks, then OSM would prompt me to connect the crosswalk to the road via a crossing. In StreetComplete, it felt like I was filling in duplicate data. I had to add whether the crossing had crossing lights not only at the middle crossing, but on the si…
Usually in OSM there are several different ways to map things, to varying levels of detail. (E.g. As you discovered, you can just tag a road as having sidewalks, or trace out the actual sidewalks themselves.) Generally, as long as the information you're adding is accurate, you're helping. Changing tagging schemes later is a lot easier than re-discovering that information from scratch. If you're really concerned, usua…
> think for crossings StreetComplete now only asks about the actual crossing nodes, so no more duplicate quests.
It can be confusing for roads where both sides are separated or where there is a traffic island in the middle. There you have two crossing nodes (and sometimes even the footway leading over the road). But in general, I think it is very hard to actually cause trouble with StreetComplete. Furthermore, not every single quest has to be answered, although they typically only exist if there is an obvious correct answer the vast majority of the time (to not annoy users).
Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time
#103In principle I like it, what I don't like is that some companies will use the data only for their own benefit / dystopian nightmare mission.
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#105What's the best apps as a Google maps replacement that uses open street maps?
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#106They should've called the app MapQuest :-)
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
Probably https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/pokemon-go-players-unwitt...
Then again you produce public open-source data when you contribute to OSM, and nothing prevents the military from using it for morally questionable purposes... at the end of the day the only difference is the intermediary that could make a profit selling the data, no?
well, I sure don't get to have access to all the pokémon data even if I ask very nicely, do I? I'd think that's a (related but important) difference
Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time
#108Just downloaded and made 15+ small contributions in the vicinity of my area. Very well built app. Super simple to use. And gamification is top-notch. Recommended.
I naively thought that Duolingo's gamification was for a good cause, helping you learn a language by addicting you, but now I know it's not only an extremely ineffective way to learn a language, but they're an advertising/social media/data broker company, which makes the gamification unethical. I wonder if there are any other FOSS apps or websites with gamification that are for a good cause, like StreetComplete.
Also Duolingo's gamification is too obnoxious
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#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
OSM does have a pictures layer. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Panoramax I use https://mapcomplete.org/ to add images of artworks to OSM objects.
I had been using mapcomplete to add images of artwork, which in turn used panoramax. However I saw someone else use Wikimedia Commons, and to me that makes more sense. Wikimedia ties into more systems, so if you wanted to create a Wikipedia page about an artist, there will be readily available images to use. On the flip side, panoramax can be used as an open source StreetView. Different sites for different purposes I…
Wikimedia Commons also requires more up-front work by the uploader to categorize the image properly, which can be daunting if you're new to how things are organized there. But yeah, for well-known objects, adding Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons links can be awesome and there are plenty of apps making use of it to show additional information.
Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
Probably https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/pokemon-go-players-unwitt...
Then again you produce public open-source data when you contribute to OSM, and nothing prevents the military from using it for morally questionable purposes... at the end of the day the only difference is the intermediary that could make a profit selling the data, no?
No, the huge difference is creating the good part. Where is the open data for the general public created from Pokemon GO? You can't stop the military using open data but that is on them. The evil is them getting your private data to have an exclusive advantage people have no control or transparency over.