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OpenStreetMap Adds Easier Reporting of Map Problems

Posted by Soulskill on from the my-house-is-not-in-a-lake dept.

An anonymous reader writes "OpenStreetMap recently topped one million registered users. Now they are trying to make the barrier to entry for contributing to the project even lower. A new 'notes' feature, announced on the project's blog, allows anonymous users to submit bug reports which will alert mappers in the area to incorrect or incomplete map information. The feature also allows for commenting on notes, potentially enabling two-way communication between a mapper and a bug reporter if more information is needed."

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  1. Re:Trap Streets by Chuq · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is some information on these as they relate to OpenStreetMap on the OSM Wiki - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Copyright_Easter_Eggs

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  2. Waze is a great client to update OSM by SuperKendall · · Score: 1, Informative

    I have and regularly use Waze, a really great map/navigation app available on all major mobile platforms.

    The navigation is not too bad, a bit wonky at times - but where Waze really shines is in general driving around information where you just want to see what streets are around you, and also map updates.

    You can pretty easily mark a problem on a map, and even better if there's a road that is not on the map you can go into "bulldozer mode" and add it. I believe the changes you make in the app are forwarded to community map moderators.

    Waze also has great community features of marking hazards, like problems with the road, stuff on the side or police traps and speed cameras.

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    1. Re:Waze is a great client to update OSM by darkHanzz · · Score: 3, Informative

      Waze seems nice, the big difference with OSM is that the OSM maps are fully and freely available. With waze, the actual map-data is company owned. I'd rather put effort in improving an open dataset than a company owned one.