The data on Open Street Map (OSM) doesn't materialise mysteriously out of the ether! It is the result of people like you and I doing recces. For just one effo

The data on Open Street Map (OSM) doesn't materialise mysteriously out of the ether! It is the result of people like you and I doing recces. For just one effort to grab data there is a great app called "Street Complete" (SC) - give it a bash. You know how the Cam is so why not tell us all? I live in Yeovil, Somerset and after a few sessions on SC, OSM has way more detail on my immediate surroundings than Google's cars will ever gather. They (Google int al) will probably "steal" my work eventually but then it is public knowledge so not stealing at all. SC gathers a lot of information. For example it wants to know about accessibility, which has to be a laudable goal. OSM doesn't flog adverts so it is rather more inclusive than anything that the FAAANAAAANGS might contemplate. It isn't driven by financial profit, so you get back what you put in.