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Has anyone used or contributed to OpenStreetMap? (coeus.sbs)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've tried using it over the years but I never liked it because there was no information. So last night I looked at my local city and there is almost no information at all. I spent a few hours last night adding buildings and restaurants and removing incorrect items. It was actually kind of fun and therapeutic and I plan to do more of it tonight. My girlfriend thinks it's dumb and I'm wasting my time because Google maps and Apple maps and Bing maps exists but she just doesn't understand open source.

Edit: Apologies, I just realized this question is not Linux specific.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

ABRP (ABetterRoutePlanner, the best routing software for EVs) uses OSM. FYI for any EV owners.

I update OSM all the time. Agreed it's super therapeutic!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yes

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I gave up on it after finding the only useful front end on android is 100$ per year

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've pulled data from the OSMs for building outlines & such For CAD landbase, so thanks for that.

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