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You can and you should contribute - Open Street Map (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Today I found out that it's actually a lot easier to contribute to Open Street Map than I thought. There are some serious gaps in house addresses in my area and I was painstakingly using the built in browser editor in the browser.

But, you can use a FOSS app (available on fdroid) called StreetComplete that makes it a lot easier to help out filling in the gaps in your local map data.

It's really fun - kind of like Pokémon Go but you are actually making an impact 😁

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

MagicEarth has got a live traffic layer for you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Magic earth is great

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it is free as in beer, but not as in freedom, and is developed by a company, then what is their business model?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is what they've put on their FAQ

Magic Earth is free for all our end-users but we also have a paid Magic Earth SDK for business partners. For instance Selectric.de (a supplier for navigation solutions for ambulances and fire trucks), Smarter AI (developing ADAS systems) or Absolute Cycling (using the platform on bicycles). For more info on the SDK, you can check magiclane.com.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That explains it, thanks