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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 53 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

You seem pretty active with OSM, so I'll propose this here since I don't have time to make it.

OSM is very, very popular with hikers and cyclists, and I'd argue rhey drive a lot of it's use, especially via third-party systems. However, it's one failing is "gravel" roads. While they support many different gravel road types, they admit on their Wiki that use of the proper terms is low.

Given the heavy use of Garmin devices, especially among gravel cyclists, mountain bikers, and bikepackers, where terrain definition is important, it would be outstanding to have an app in the Garmin store for Edge devices that could report the exact terrain type (compacted, dirt, etc) with a button mash as you ride it.

[–] ZBobbert@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Check out StreetComplete (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.westnordost.streetcomplete)

It does more than just road surface type, and incorporates location-based OSM editing in a very user-friendly way!

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 hours ago

F-Droid link: Street­Complete (OpenStreetMap surveyor app) https://f-droid.org/packages/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/

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