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I wish it would be easier for people to contribute to open source projects (like wiki voyage etc) than to Google Places. (it's a bit off topic and I like the Pl

I wish it would be easier for people to contribute to open source projects (like wiki voyage etc) than to Google Places. (it's a bit off topic and I like the Places API, but that's a huge amount of valuable data that contributors are submitting there for free)

reustle 8y ago
Agreed. I contribute to Google maps a lot and I've looked into contributing to open street maps but the options seemed pretty clunky. I recommend mapbox to all of my clients over Google maps.
- jakecopp 8y ago
  Just click the edit button on https://www.openstreetmap.org/ https://www.openstreetmap.org/, I find the interface quite nice. It's quite addictive! That being said, I don't know of a similarly easy to use editor on Android for simple things like adding opening hours or addresses.
  - mtmail 8y ago
    http://vespucci.io/ http://vespucci.io/ is active developed and pretty powerful. For simply adding opening hours or a phone number I use https://maps.me/download/ https://maps.me/download/ (iOS, Android).
    - m-localhost 8y ago
      I think maps.me is one of the few apps that are easy to use and contribute to OSM. Unfortunately there was some controversy, because maps got vandalized or filled with trivial/garbage data, because user didn't understand that their notes ended up in a public database.
  - rmc 8y ago
    StreetComplete is a very nice, targeted OSM editing app https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete
  - reustle 8y ago
    Thanks, yeah I should have clarified. I would like to easily edit OSM on android :)
- cup-of-tea 8y ago
  > I contribute to Google maps a lot Oh cool. Will you work for me for free as well? I have a lot for you to do.
- jstandard 8y ago
  I've been looking into Mapbox lately. What types of things do you find they're strong vs. weak at?
  - jaakl 8y ago
    Main/only weak thing of Mapbox is that they are not free and unlimited for mobile apps, Google seems to remain that.
    - jstandard 8y ago
      Where do you see Google is free and unlimited for mobile apps?
  - Foremost 8y ago
    Definitely strong with map visualization. They're based on OSM map data, so weaker on anything that as to do with geocoding and routing (business data, speed data, traffic data). For good routing and search, you need to look at professional platforms from TomTom Maps, HERE, ESRI or similar.
    - EQmapbox 8y ago
      I'm a Mapbox employee so take my note with the typical grain of salt - live & historic traffic is available via maps and APIs in these geographies, https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/pages/traffic-countries.html https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/pages/traffic-count... and you can add turn by turn navigation into your own applications with the SDKs, https://www.mapbox.com/navigation-sdk/ https://www.mapbox.com/navigation-sdk/. Let me know if we should dive deeper ;)

reustle 8y ago

Agreed. I contribute to Google maps a lot and I've looked into contributing to open street maps but the options seemed pretty clunky. I recommend mapbox to all of my clients over Google maps.

jakecopp 8y ago
Just click the edit button on https://www.openstreetmap.org/ https://www.openstreetmap.org/, I find the interface quite nice. It's quite addictive! That being said, I don't know of a similarly easy to use editor on Android for simple things like adding opening hours or addresses.
- mtmail 8y ago
  http://vespucci.io/ http://vespucci.io/ is active developed and pretty powerful. For simply adding opening hours or a phone number I use https://maps.me/download/ https://maps.me/download/ (iOS, Android).
  - m-localhost 8y ago
    I think maps.me is one of the few apps that are easy to use and contribute to OSM. Unfortunately there was some controversy, because maps got vandalized or filled with trivial/garbage data, because user didn't understand that their notes ended up in a public database.
- rmc 8y ago
  StreetComplete is a very nice, targeted OSM editing app https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete
- reustle 8y ago
  Thanks, yeah I should have clarified. I would like to easily edit OSM on android :)
cup-of-tea 8y ago
> I contribute to Google maps a lot Oh cool. Will you work for me for free as well? I have a lot for you to do.
jstandard 8y ago
I've been looking into Mapbox lately. What types of things do you find they're strong vs. weak at?
- jaakl 8y ago
  Main/only weak thing of Mapbox is that they are not free and unlimited for mobile apps, Google seems to remain that.
  - jstandard 8y ago
    Where do you see Google is free and unlimited for mobile apps?
- Foremost 8y ago
  Definitely strong with map visualization. They're based on OSM map data, so weaker on anything that as to do with geocoding and routing (business data, speed data, traffic data). For good routing and search, you need to look at professional platforms from TomTom Maps, HERE, ESRI or similar.
  - EQmapbox 8y ago
    I'm a Mapbox employee so take my note with the typical grain of salt - live & historic traffic is available via maps and APIs in these geographies, https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/pages/traffic-countries.html https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/pages/traffic-count... and you can add turn by turn navigation into your own applications with the SDKs, https://www.mapbox.com/navigation-sdk/ https://www.mapbox.com/navigation-sdk/. Let me know if we should dive deeper ;)