Help to improve the OpenStreetMap with StreetComplete!
This app finds incomplete and extendable data in your vicinity and displays it on a map as markers. Each of those is solvable by answering a simple question to complete the info on site.
The info you enter is then directly added to the OpenStreetMap in your name, without the need to use another editor.
Mapping with this app is a lot of fun! Sometimes I just go for a walk and open up StreetComplete to see if I can add some small contributions, like the opening hours of some nearby establishment or whether a given entity is still at the location.
You can also customize what kind of questions are shown so you can skip on things you may not like.
An alternative for iOS is “Go Map!!”.
Thank you!
Also like that the iOS app privacy section says:
Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app
You don’t see that every day!
Nice one!
Does this have the same “tell us more about this place please” functionality or does it just let you make edits?
It asks you about the road type, house numbers etc.
The slightly more hardcore version of r/place.
r/place but is really a place in a map
SCEE is described as StreetComplete for advanced users. Does anyone have experience with this?
It’s exactly as it says. SCEE comes without handholding which means should know what you do.
It’s better to follow a guide on mapping and osm in general and after that you can use it without holding back.
I use both versions actively, the main differences of SCEE compared to StreetComplete are the addtion of more obscure questions (for example building and roof colors, species/genus of trees), allowing direct editing of tags and disabling the gamification/statistics.
Why does fdroid say that it promotes or depends on non-free networkl service?
f-droid defines it as
Non-Free Network Services
This Anti-Feature is applied to apps that promote or depend entirely on a Non-Free network service which is impossible, or not easy to replace. Replacement requires changes to the app or service. This antifeature would not apply, if there is a simple configuration option that allows pointing the app to a running instance of an alternative, publicly available, self-hostable, free software server solution.
Here’s the list of apps with Non-Free Network Services.
Maybe the image hosting of the dev for notes
@original_reader great app! I love the idea of OpenStreetMap and like contributing, and this makes it super easy. Thanks for posting.
this app showed me how much i don’t know from my neighbourhood. It’s really fun.
it even allows you to put notes on things the app doesn’t give you an edit choice by default. I let someone know a street name was outdated that way.
It’s super fun! I learned about this recently. This and geocaching really adds motivation for long walks.
even the mundane is enjoyable, today i went grocery shopping and just added the schedules of the stores I went in.
Thanks for sharing! This should be fun to contribute to while riding my electric unicycle.
Thank you for sharing this.
Hijacking the thread:
You are all welcome on !openstreetmap@lemmy.ml to discuss anyting OpenStreetMap-related
Also have a look to https://mapcomplete.osm.be - this one works on mobile and desktop and has many thematic maps (e.g. one for shops, one for cycling stuff, one for toilets) and you can improve the data there as well + add images.
Cool, I’m looking forward to using this after I move to a new city next week. It will hopefully help with discovering the neighborhood and surrounding area
Thank you! Did not know about this app ❤️
Such a neat app!
That’s great, thanks for sharing this!
This is perfect! I’ve been meaning to get into contributing to OSM in my area, and this makes that very easy. I will be heading out once the rain stops to test this.
