Free and Open Source Software

17977 readers

7 users here now

If it's free and open source and it's also software, it can be discussed here. Subcommunity of Technology.

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Gaywallet@beehaw.org

alyaza@beehaw.org

154

Help improve OpenStreetMap with StreetComplete (streetcomplete.app)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by witchdoctor@lemmy.basedcount.com to c/foss@beehaw.org

35 comments fedilink hide all child comments

"This app finds missing map data in your vicinity and displays it on a map as quests. Solve each quest by visiting the location on-site and answering a simple question to update the map."

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's good, but it depends on the map having the details in the first place. e.g. near me, the roads are mapped, and a lot of the town centre, but there's a huge amount missing.

Street Complete can't ask about a building if it hasn't been added to OpenStreetMap in the first place.

[–] witchdoctor@lemmy.basedcount.com 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can use the app to add places and other "things" like street lamps, trash bins and surveillance cameras btw

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago

Well, I feel a bit daft!

I thought the filter was to only complete quests for certain objects. I had no idea that you could add items too. That's going to make things easier for me :)