Openstreetmap

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Overview:

Discussion on the Openstreetmap service that has the most open map data that began in 2004.

Apps:

JOSM: Map editor

Comaps: Offline maps that's great for walking/hiking/cycling

Magic Earth: Great for driving

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Easiest way to contribute? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/osm@feddit.uk

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Oh neat an OSM community, and I find it organically two days after I decide I need to figure out how to contribute!

Well so my area needs some help, POI data can be spotty but moreso I have a few newly built apartment complexes nearby that (while they're visible on the map,) need their streets named and buildings numbered.

What is the easiest way for me to add this information to OSM? I'm aware of OSMAND+ and Everydoor apps for android through my searching yesterday and I've downloaded both (well I downloaded OSMAND+ when Magic Earth went shitty but just to use as a gps) but that's as far as I've gotten.

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[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you have an OSM account? General question.

Overall, they might pop up in StreetComplete https://streetcomplete.app/ as issues.

You can also edit directly through openstreetmap.org. Personally I prefer a web browser because of the much bigger display.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

No not yet, I figured I'd have to make one, I'm mostly wondering the easiest way to use it when I do. I couldn't find any obvious way to log in to an acct or edit streets with OSMAND+ and everydoor confused me on opening lol.

Hadn't heard about StreetComplete yet, thanks, I'll check it out!

I suppose I can use the browser, but I'd be doing so on my phone and the screen would stay the same size, so I was hoping for an android app.

[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

For "on-the-go" edits I just use CoMaps. Don't forget to log in to your OSM profile, or the editing options won't be available.

[–] ColonelMustard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

For browser editing, I recommend rapid.

It's OSM on steroids, night and day difference. Not sure it'd be much use on a phone screen though.

Street Complete is excellent although limited to confirming details of existing objects.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Rapid