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> OpenStreetMaps is a bit better but it depends a lot on whether somebody enthusiastic has put in the data for the area you're in If you do find an area with m

> OpenStreetMaps is a bit better but it depends a lot on whether somebody enthusiastic has put in the data for the area you're in If you do find an area with missing data, do feel free to create an account and add it yourself. That's literally the only way the open source map gets better.

shakna 5y ago
I, personally, gave up trying to update the data for my area, because about once a month all changes get reverted as "they may be from a copyrighted source" (which happens to be the public domain federal mapping service). Someone else was more persistent, and managed to get my suburb as existing after five years. There's a lot more to it than just nobody having volunteered to do the legwork yet.
- topdancing 5y ago
  You cannot just copy and paste things from a public domain data source without first checking the copyright terms and making sure that they're compatible with the OSM license (if they are, you can comment on the revert changeset saying so): - https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources In my experience, the satellite imagery available in the OSM editor to trace buildings and paths (which the other commenter was talking about) - and when I want to add shops and other things; a quick survey with some photos - are both more than enough for most things.
  - shakna 5y ago
    > You cannot just copy and paste things from a public domain data source without first checking the copyright terms There's an oxymoron here. Many public data sources that are free to use, do in fact have copyright considerations to be made, correct. However, "public domain" does not have copyright terms attached. That is why it is in the public domain. If something is actually public domain, there is no copyright holder, and no terms to be enforced.
    - topdancing 5y ago
      If you're absolutely sure that there's no copyright attached - go back to the revert changesets and comment saying so.
      - shakna 5y ago
        I got tired of doing that every month.

shakna 5y ago

I, personally, gave up trying to update the data for my area, because about once a month all changes get reverted as "they may be from a copyrighted source" (which happens to be the public domain federal mapping service). Someone else was more persistent, and managed to get my suburb as existing after five years. There's a lot more to it than just nobody having volunteered to do the legwork yet.

topdancing 5y ago
You cannot just copy and paste things from a public domain data source without first checking the copyright terms and making sure that they're compatible with the OSM license (if they are, you can comment on the revert changeset saying so): - https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources In my experience, the satellite imagery available in the OSM editor to trace buildings and paths (which the other commenter was talking about) - and when I want to add shops and other things; a quick survey with some photos - are both more than enough for most things.
- shakna 5y ago
  > You cannot just copy and paste things from a public domain data source without first checking the copyright terms There's an oxymoron here. Many public data sources that are free to use, do in fact have copyright considerations to be made, correct. However, "public domain" does not have copyright terms attached. That is why it is in the public domain. If something is actually public domain, there is no copyright holder, and no terms to be enforced.
  - topdancing 5y ago
    If you're absolutely sure that there's no copyright attached - go back to the revert changesets and comment saying so.
    - shakna 5y ago
      I got tired of doing that every month.