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StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Post by ivanjermakov »

jnpnj wrote: post #130
ivanjermakov wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> forest dumps, random trash Likely you can report such occasions to local authorities via online form. Of course every city/county would have their own.

That is true, that said reporting is not the same (imo) as having a global map of problems and proposals to fix some of them. To me it's a lot more engaging (again, imo) as you see the distance to a goal.

Local authorities might not be happy with civilians painting curbs, fixing potholes, installing road signs. Or I'm not sure what kind of problem we're talking about.

Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Post by pietervdvn »

Aachen wrote: post #155
khernandezrt wrote: post #30

Does it have to be a mobile app? Id love to do this when im bored at work but i dont wanna make it seem like im just sitting on my phone.

https://MapComplete.org is made by someone from Belgium with the aim of making a website that's at least as good as a native app could be. It's both a data viewer and editor but generally that sounds like it's what you're looking for! I have yet to get into it myself (I already have established workflows in StreetComplete and other editors) but from the demo that the author gave on CCC ~1.5 years ago it seemed perfec…

Hi! <3

Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Post by SchemaLoad »

cwillu wrote: post #79
pteraspidomorph wrote: post #74

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> It sucks that Google is probably using OSM data to check what they are missing and adding it to their maps If only. Maps are still super broken around where I live. I personally mapped everything in OSM (which thankfully is used by most third party services these days) a couple years ago, but Maps is still people's primary source for routing and traffic related stuff.

Various driving/delivery apps ultimately use OSM data. Doordash and instacart both use it to various degrees via mapbox, for instasnce.

OSM is actually perfectly sufficient if you just want street and address data. This stuff gets pulled in from official government sources so it's all present and up to date.

Where it's lacking is business info since this has to be entered manually and changes much more often than streets or buildings change.

Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Post by TurdF3rguson »

wafflemaker wrote: post #112
maelito wrote: post #99

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One of these viewpoints maybe ? https://cartes.app/?cat=point-de-vue#13.66/62.56098/7.70188

Found it! It's on the southern exit from the Mjelva village. Viewpoint is not marked. It felt like a quite a private place, so I don't really want to post more details. Someone dedicated can still easily find it.

Too late. Plans to build a 7-11 there are already underway now, thanks to this post.

Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Post by amiga386 »

throw101010 wrote: post #89
weavie wrote: post #12

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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?

If StreetComplete starts asking road width and loading capacity for bridges and viaducts... start to get suspicious :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqzwsM6eoQ

Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Post by femto »

wafflemaker wrote: post #94

I was once on a trip in Åndalsness, one of the most scenic places in Norway. Fjords, mountains, you know it. On the walk to our cabin, a little outside of town, I was checking something on OSM, might have been just learning to use it and read it (it has some learning curve when switching from G-maps). To my surprise, I saw a shortcut/walking path exiting from the road we were walking on. Already used such paths twice…

I did something like that for my local area (in about 2012). It turned into a hobby, whereby I spent a couple of years on foot exploring the local bush in minute detail and used OSM to document what I found. There are features on OSM that exist on no other map, especially off-road. I know other people do this too, as similar obscure tracks have appeared in neighbouring areas.

I've been on a number of orienteering or rogaining events where the maps look familiar, and it turns out they have used my OSM data. It's been great to see something lasting come from that mapping effort. (It's also a nice bonus in such events to be that familiar with the map and its covered area!) I suspect some local bush fire brigade members might also be looking at OSM, as a number of the fire trails I mapped seem to have had names added.

Re: StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

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Post by Acrobatic_Road »

Aachen wrote: post #141
patmorgan23 wrote: post #124

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Lyft even pays people to contribute to OSM

Many companies do. Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, TomTom, Über, Komoot, VKontakte; I see German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish local governments mentioned; Austrian emergency dispatch; USA school bus operator... Full list: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Organised_Editing/Activi... It's more surprising at this point that Google isn't getting in on the fun, at least taking the good bits and calling their ow…

How do I get a job like this? Should I just email the team leads or is it the kind of job that's done in-person in another country?
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