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StreetComplete can create Notes, too. [edit] I think that's default when a question cannot be answered. For those not aware: On https://www.openstreetmap.org/
by mtmail 5y ago
StreetComplete can create Notes, too. [edit] I think that's default when a question cannot be answered.
For those not aware: On https://www.openstreetmap.org/ https://www.openstreetmap.org/ you can leave comments on the map, so called Notes (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Notes https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Notes). It's like bug reports but on a map, with comment thread. Local mappers look at those. Or that is the idea, I've seen notes open years and others resolved within hours.
The answers with new information are useful for local mappers, even "this shop no longer exists" answer (examples https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/2659780 https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/2659780 , https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/2641050 https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/2641050) when asked about opening times. Many notes need a local mapper to verify (visit the place, find secondary information).
- easyKL 5y agoNotes also come from other services that make use of OSM data, like MapsMe. There are lots of them.
- andrewshadura 5y agoCorrection: MapsMe → Organic Maps
- windthrown 5y agoI prefer Organic Maps too, but it isn't incorrect to state that MapsMe "makes use of OSM Data".
- Mediterraneo10 5y agoNo need for that correction. The issue is that while MapsMe got sold to a dodgy company and now has some respectable FOSS forks, the Notes layer on OSM is still full of notes that were created from Maps.me over the last several years and clearly state that.