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If i'm using ridewithgps, how do I contribute? is there an easy tool, or maybe it's something these tools could integrate? I know I ride trails thatdon't always

by taude 3y ago

If i'm using ridewithgps, how do I contribute? is there an easy tool, or maybe it's something these tools could integrate? I know I ride trails thatdon't always show up on OSM views.

jraph 3y ago
I don't know the app, but a generic way to do it would be to import your GPX trace on osm.org and add paths that are missing.
- taude 3y ago
  Cool, that sounds easy enough. I was thinking it'd be great if the app itself I used supported a feature to make it easy to add trails.
david-gpu 3y ago
Contributing is simple: 1. When you see a trail or any other feature that doesn't appear on the map, take a picture. 2. When you get home, visit https://www.openstreetmap.org https://www.openstreetmap.org and start drawing. The website has satellite images overlayed wirh map data, so it's easy to see what you are doing. You can look at your pictures to remind yourself of what was missing. If you have recorded your ride,you can also upload your GPX trace to OpenStreetMap to make it easier to trace features that don't show up clearly on satellite images. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Look around and start small. Good luck!
- zikduruqe 3y ago
  This. I have added trails, removed trails, added water fountains, etc... from all my bike rides trying to contribute where I can.
  - ryandrake 3y ago
    I think it's a good sign that OpenStreetMap has gotten so complete, at least in most USA cities, that we're starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for things that can be added/edited. Water fountains?!?! Wow. I know that for every place where I've physically lived (and have local knowledge of the streets), OSM's roads are basically perfect, and there's no need anymore to edit them. Sometimes, I'll drive past a new suburban neighborhood being developed and they are spreading the asphalt for new streets, and I think to myself "AHA! Now is my chance to finally add a road to OSM!" I race back to my computer and lo and behold the new streets have already been added some time ago.
zilti 3y ago
StreetComplete is really nice

by taude 3y ago

If i'm using ridewithgps, how do I contribute? is there an easy tool, or maybe it's something these tools could integrate? I know I ride trails thatdon't always show up on OSM views.

jraph 3y ago

I don't know the app, but a generic way to do it would be to import your GPX trace on osm.org and add paths that are missing.

taude 3y ago
Cool, that sounds easy enough. I was thinking it'd be great if the app itself I used supported a feature to make it easy to add trails.

david-gpu 3y ago

Contributing is simple: 1. When you see a trail or any other feature that doesn't appear on the map, take a picture. 2. When you get home, visit https://www.openstreetmap.org https://www.openstreetmap.org and start drawing. The website has satellite images overlayed wirh map data, so it's easy to see what you are doing. You can look at your pictures to remind yourself of what was missing. If you have recorded your ride,you can also upload your GPX trace to OpenStreetMap to make it easier to trace features that don't show up clearly on satellite images. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Look around and start small. Good luck!

zikduruqe 3y ago
This. I have added trails, removed trails, added water fountains, etc... from all my bike rides trying to contribute where I can.
- ryandrake 3y ago
  I think it's a good sign that OpenStreetMap has gotten so complete, at least in most USA cities, that we're starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for things that can be added/edited. Water fountains?!?! Wow. I know that for every place where I've physically lived (and have local knowledge of the streets), OSM's roads are basically perfect, and there's no need anymore to edit them. Sometimes, I'll drive past a new suburban neighborhood being developed and they are spreading the asphalt for new streets, and I think to myself "AHA! Now is my chance to finally add a road to OSM!" I race back to my computer and lo and behold the new streets have already been added some time ago.

zilti 3y ago

StreetComplete is really nice