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Apple Maps follows Google, changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' (www.cbc.ca)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1375236/apple-maps-follows-google-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america

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[–] 7 points 2 days ago* (4 children)

something something ask me literally anything about using or contributing to OpenStreetMap or about what it is/the state of it. get hyperspecific; see if I give a fuck.

Source: reasonably long-time user and contributor

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I did a bunch around me with street complete until it started asking the width of the roads. Is that actually useful?

    I started filling in all the house names because nothing here is numbered. It hasn't improved delivery drivers finding us 🤣

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    In the UK it's common for country lanes to have a speed limit of 60 MPH, while only being metres (9 ft) wide. Including road widths is useful for some routing engines for both normal cars, and HGVs.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    How should we approach businesses that closed and another opened in the same building? Should we delete and add another, or should we edit and change the name? Does osm keep records of what was in there before, for hisotrical reasons?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    OpenHistoricalMap tracks that sort of thing. OpenStreetMap is strictly for what's currently (and at least semi-permanently) there. For businesses that just closed, it's a good idea to put a note saying something like "Formerly Dairy Emporium" (along with potentially, say, when it closed if known). This not only potentially helps confused users, but it also helps other contributors who might try to "correct" what seems like a mistake.

    Editing and changing the info is ideal, because it preserves the edit history. A deleted object is a lot harder to find the edit history of.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Thanks. Just to better understand it, does older data from osm automatically go to openhistoricalmap, or is it a completely separate project which its own contributors?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I see. Feels like a missed opportunity on osm to be able to press a point and look for what used to be there

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    Personally, I think it's for the better they remain separate projects for logistical reasons. I also understand why OHM went with CC0 for their license, and it was their (I think correct) choice to make it incompatible with the OSM one.

    I know that's vague, but mainly, I think OHM is better off not having to worry about OSM shenanigans, while OSM is better off being able not to have to worry about historic preservation.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    Could we rename the white house to something like brown diaper house as a protest through osm?

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