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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, but we can't do vice versa. OSM should change their license to something like if you use our data, you have to make yours open as well.
Are there other similar apps to stimulate soft "crowdfixing" ? I'm sure there are plenty of other aspect of society that would benefit from a light way to know where someone can contribute or notify so other can fix things (forest dumps, random trash). Homeostatic apps to ensure our surroundings are close to a good state :]
I upload street view pictures to Mapillary, which again can be used to automatically infer info into OSM (like signs etc) But I feel very few OSM mapping apps use street view / have it as a feature. But for me it's the main feature I use Google Maps for. Like checking road conditions or finding nice places to camp when bikepacking. Which is why I also upload my stuff to Google (cars can't access most of these areas),…
I've been mapping out shops, their contacts, cuisines (for restaurants), opening hours etc in my area. It's a lot of work and much of the information will actually simply not be available to me without a shop owner. So I'm trying to get some of them to update their own shop information. But I'm really struggling to find good arguments. Small shop owners often have quite stressful days already and taking even five min…
I've also used this project to upstream 2,000 suggested edits to OSM
https://shufflenblues.com/location/ OSM is fantastic. I wanted a free, unencumbered map that matches the site's theme for ride sharing, billeting, and the venue location. The solution wasn't trivial, but at least it was possible. Couldn't imagine doing that with Google Maps.
Is that OSM? I didn't even recognise it, good job on matching the color scheme to the website so well! There's a little (i)nformation icon on the bottom right but it doesn't seem to do anything. If this is OSM then attribution is required. It's how we make people aware of the noncommercial project (considering we barely have budget for servers, running ads is a bit hard) and it also tells people where they can add co…
I wonder why we can't get folks to drive around and collect it, then use AI/automation to fill in great swaths of information automagically.
EDIT: some people do similar things:
- https://wcedmisten.fyi/post/dashcam-to-openstreetmap/
EDIT2: and maybe it goes the other way:
- https://teslamotorsclub.com/2019/11/04/tesla-owners-can-edit...
I discovered that recently, it's a very fun way to contribute to OpenStreetMap, and the UI is really well-done, it's totally beginner friendly! I wish there was a way to do more than labeling though, like add simple roads and footpaths
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…
Google Maps only showed some car only roads and tunnels leading back to the city. But OSM showed a walking path comming down from one of the parking areas.
And indeed, it was there and we arrived back down in the city in a few minutes, avoiding lengthy backtracking.
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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
I just downloaded it and launched it. It's very funny and somewhat addictive but it also feel overwhelming, just around me there are hundreds and hundreds of questions. Some,I really don't care to answer, like "the Telephone pole, is it made of wood or steel ?!" Who cares honestly.
Also I am sure this is used for data science.
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You're right. Last holidays, I went to beautiful place in Spain. A way covered in Ferns was marked as an OSM path. I guess it was, but did not get cut this year or the later. So we tried and failed 30 m after. It's important to keep some mysteries despite precise maps. That's why I'm at the same time fascinated by 3D "splats", but also worried to be spoiled. They're great for places we already know (inspect your roof…
Last week I discovered apple's own photogrammetry library. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/realitykit/creatin... I used it to reconstruct a 3D mesh of a bouldering wall. It worked perfectly. No gaussian splatting involved. I think the boundary between virtual and real world does get thinner by the day