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Has anyone used or contributed to OpenStreetMap?
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There used to be a mobile game that would have you go around and complete tasks to fill out the map (still might be idk). That's pretty much what google did with ingress
I think it's StreetComplete you're talking about. It's still working and is a great beginner-friendly app to get into mapping for OSM.
Oh, that's nice, thank you for this!
Wait Google was using ingress submissions as data to Google maps? First I hear of that, crazy.
I think it was mostly location data but yeah https://blogs.gwu.edu/ipdgcsmartpower/2012/12/09/ingress-gathering-data-through-gaming/