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Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by capableweb »

nologic01 wrote: post #34

Along with Wikipedia and Linux maybe the top three projects of the open source movement. The most solid indicator that alternative, benign, do-no-evil visions for organizing our information landscapes not only exist, but are extremely effective. Long live and prosper and may thousand more siblings follow in the paths OSM has opened up.

Adding to the list, some things are greater than just standalone projects. In this case, the Wikimedia community does a lot more than just Wikipedia, which is also greatly beneficial for everyone, same with the Linux Foundation, Apache Software Foundation and more.

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by capableweb »

severine wrote: post #37
matheusmoreira wrote: post #35

Happy birthday. What's the easiest way to contribute data to it using my phone? I want to start mapping my city but I really have no idea how to do this. Any google maps style app that asks you questions about your surroundings?

Street Complete! https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

Would be wonderful if something similar exists for iPhone. There seems to be a few apps that are trying to make something in that direction but aren't as polished/nice to use as Street Complete.

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by matsemann »

unnervingduck wrote: post #31
matsemann wrote: post #22

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I use a gopro max, a 360 camera. Not the best quality since it's 5.6k pixels shared in all directions, but quite nice. A 360 video gives "true" streetview navigation compared to uploading pictures. My problem with KartaView is that there is no new images in my city since ~2019, and very little is covered. So no one here uses it. While someone needs to start, I guess, it wont be me. The municipality where I live has h…

Thanks, that makes sense. In my town the usage of either one is so marginal I don't think it matters which I use. And even if I decided to visit the nearest city and start from scratch with KartaView, more recent data wouldn't obviously hurt. And I've got time hah. As I'm just a beginner I don't think a 360 camera is worth it just yet, they are quite expensive compared to regular ones. And I can imagine putting it on…

Yeah, lots of attention, hehe. Especially since when I'm filming for street view usage, I in addition have it on a pole sticking a bit up from the helmet, such that the helmet+myself covers as little of the nadir as possible. So quite some looks!

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by Doctor_Fegg »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #35

Happy birthday. What's the easiest way to contribute data to it using my phone? I want to start mapping my city but I really have no idea how to do this. Any google maps style app that asks you questions about your surroundings?

Every Door (Flutter, so either Android or iOS) is superb for mapping POIs. I polished off an entire mall in an hour or two last year.

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by stereo »

capableweb wrote: post #42
severine wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Street Complete! https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

Would be wonderful if something similar exists for iPhone. There seems to be a few apps that are trying to make something in that direction but aren't as polished/nice to use as Street Complete.

Have you tried Every Door? It's a similar micro-editor for iOS:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Every_Door

For more complete editing, I like to use "Go Map!!"

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Go_Map!!

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by UtopiaPunk »

severine wrote: post #37
matheusmoreira wrote: post #35

Happy birthday. What's the easiest way to contribute data to it using my phone? I want to start mapping my city but I really have no idea how to do this. Any google maps style app that asks you questions about your surroundings?

Street Complete! https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

StreetComplete is fun! I was riding the bus the other day, and I opened the StreetComplete app. I noticed that most of the bus stops had incomplete information, so as we rode by I answered questions like "does this bus top have a shelter" for each stop as we went by. It's very easy to use, and I get a feeling of making the world a tiny bit better.

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by stereo »

Helmut10001 wrote: post #13
mtmail wrote: post #11

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Wikimedia has about 350 employees. OpenStreetMap foundation afaik 2: one remote office admin and one system administrator. No offices. It’s very lean budget wise.

Here it says 8 [1]. Still very interesting, I did not know! [1]: https://www.datanyze.com/companies/openstreetmap/353811364

Hi from the OpenStreetMap Foundation chairperson. We have one employee (our site reliability engineer), one external admin assistant, one external developer for the iD editor, and one external bookkeeper. The "8" on that site probably counts the board of directors, who are seven volunteers.

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by stereo »

mtmail wrote: post #11
tetris11 wrote: post #6

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I'm just hoping it doesn't turn into the Wikimedia Foundation, yearly begging for substantial funds whilst its many thousands of diligent contributors continue to work under the impression that they're doing a public good, but instead are enriching someone else's product

Wikimedia has about 350 employees. OpenStreetMap foundation afaik 2: one remote office admin and one system administrator. No offices. It’s very lean budget wise.

Hi, I'm the OpenStreetMap Foundation chairperson. We have one employee (our site reliability engineer), one external admin assistant, one external developer for the iD editor, and one external bookkeeper. We do indeed run very lean, thanks to our amazing volunteer community.

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by stereo »

KolmogorovComp wrote: post #30

Tangential, but does someone knows which data Apple map uses, and at which frequency it’s updated? It’s plainly outdated by some months for some streets of my city, but unable to report it directly via the app, so wondering if fixing OSM would have the same effect (I’ve not yet checked if the errors are also on OSM)

The data Apple uses depends on the country. In Denmark, for example, it's OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap asked Apple what it would take for them to use OpenStreetMap elsewhere. "Make it the best data there."

Re: Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap

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Post by stereo »

tetris11 wrote: post #3

Doesn't OSM have corporate donors? (I'd be happy to know it's not reliant on them)

Hello, I'm the OSM Foundation chairperson. Indeed, we benefit from the support of corporate donors, and their contributions are immensely valuable. This support often aligns with mutual interest in free maps, and sometimes extends to participation in working groups, such as the communication or licensing working group.

What sets OpenStreetMap apart from other map or data providers is its diverse and rich community. You're right that relying solely on a few large corporate donors could lead to challenges in maintaining OSM's strength, resiliency, and independence. That's why we're trying to attract a diverse income stream, including a broad base of support from individual donors. Every small donation reaffirms that OSM will remain a collective effort, which all contributors play a part in shaping and preserving.

https://supporting.openstreetmap.org is our fundraising site.

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