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   pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 17:05:43 JST pettter

   If you'd like to contribute to #OpenStreetMap but feel lost and unsure where to begin, I can recommend getting StreetComplete, which turns filling out OSM data fields into a game of completing quests in your local area. You'll get questions like "What's the road surface here?" or "What are the opening times for this shop?" or "What's the house number of this house?" and can just go there and check and then answer. Very convenient for me who don't understand GIS and OSM!

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 19:19:34 JST pettter

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     • Buenaventura Luxemburg

     @prosaluxemburg Well yeah, any sort of mapping is going to be, unless you do it strictly from online data.

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     Buenaventura Luxemburg (prosaluxemburg@camp.smolnet.org)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 19:19:36 JST Buenaventura Luxemburg

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     @pettter I’ve hard that it’s hard to play without doxing yourself though?

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 05:03:33 JST pettter

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     • Calisti 🏳️‍🌈🦇

     @calisti Possibly? That's what I'm using at least.

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     Calisti 🏳️‍🌈🦇 (calisti@chaos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 05:03:36 JST Calisti 🏳️‍🌈🦇

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     @pettter Is this Android only?

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 16:03:16 JST pettter

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     • Alda Vigdís 🇵🇸 🇱🇧

     @alda Hasn't happened to any of my edits yet, at least.

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     Alda Vigdís 🇵🇸 🇱🇧 (alda@topspicy.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 16:03:17 JST Alda Vigdís 🇵🇸 🇱🇧

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     @pettter and then a bot overwrites your work within the next 12 hours or so. Very rewarding.

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 16:10:01 JST pettter

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     • Alda Vigdís 🇵🇸 🇱🇧

     @alda That's a shame :/

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     Alda Vigdís 🇵🇸 🇱🇧 (alda@topspicy.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 16:10:02 JST Alda Vigdís 🇵🇸 🇱🇧

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     @pettter happens with every single local change I've done. There are regions where this doesn't happen as much but it sent a pretty clear message that I could be doing something else.

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     reini@chaos.social's status on Wednesday, 23-Aug-2023 21:07:38 JST reini

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     @pettter Thanks, I think this is a good idea. There are still areas with unmapped house etc. addresses and missing and/or outdated shops. With StreetComplete, addresses are being asked for and other things can at least be commented. As soon as you advance in OSM, Vespucci is an example for a mobile editor which can do more.