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I did this for a while, but it began to eventually creep me out that the app was asking me to input all kinds of irrelevant details about people's houses, like
by LarryMullins 4y ago
I did this for a while, but it began to eventually creep me out that the app was asking me to input all kinds of irrelevant details about people's houses, like how many stories the house had and what style/shape of roof it had.
I get that they're trying to slurp up just some of the data a company like google gets from streetview surveillance vans, but I just don't see why any of that data has a legitimate need. I continued using the app a little while longer to fill in other details, like one-way streets in my area, but those sort of queries eventually dried up within the area I usually go for walks in.
- raybb 4y agoPersonally, I don't think that the details about houses (like how many stories and shape of roof) are very useful (compared to the other data it asks for like opening hours) so I turned off those quests in the settings. It would be nice if they weren't on be default.
- jrpear 4y agoOne use of that data is creating 3d renders, like this site: https://osmbuildings.org/ https://osmbuildings.org/
- LarryMullins 4y agoI get it, I just don't think there is a need for that.
- dTal 4y agoIt's a map. Buildings are landmarks. Remember it's not just for routing your car journeys, it's meant to have everything on it. You look at the map, you see a square building. Is it a warehouse, a skyscraper, a radio antenna? Will you be able to see it from a mile away, and if so what will it look like? That's very relevant info. It might seem odd to be collecting data on people's homes, but it can't even guess that it might be somebody's home without asking you such questions. And the info it asks for is public anyway, it's not like you can't find it all out on Street View.
- B5C8ECB24DB47D1 4y agoLast time I checked (last summer IIRC), you could choose not to display specific quests.