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This doesn't compensate at all for mapping coverage, which makes it really bad data.
From what little I know of research projects data is never ever complete enough. Or recent enough. Or analysed enough.
OSM is nice because it's open source but as a mapper I agree it's far from complete.
@SomeAmateur @balsoft For my purpose at least it is way more complete than any other map. I just wish that businesses would update their own entries properly.
Yes, it is never complete, but you have to compensate for that. Otherwise you kinda end up with a map of openstreetmap coverage quality rather than whatever you were trying to research.
Absolutely
You're right. It woudl be better to focus on a smaller area with good data instead of a huge area with bad data. Shit in - shit out