or, newbie’s guide to contributing to OpenStreetMap UK

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[–] 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

1st step: don't post on proven nazi sites.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I don't know how it is in the UK, but I use street complete to contribute to osm

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    No repo yet but I'm actually working on an app for contributing POIs that's like everydoor but just meant to be much easier to use. I actually hope everydoor would take some of the design choices one day when they get funding to continue work. For now they don't seem to be accepting PRs.

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    [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    Neat ... the public transport issue is unfortunately a big one, and the hardest to solve :(

    Not just the live updates and departure/arrival times, but starting with the sheer existence. In the (reasonably big) city where I live the only thing to be found in OSM/CoMaps/OrganicMaps is the subway.

    No buses (including nightbuses for when the subway doesn't run), no commuter rail for the surrounding cities and suburbs, no tram ...

    Not sure where this data could be accessed ...

    EDIT: Now that I'm looking at it again, it seems that at least some bus lines are available in OrganicMaps, but you have to look for a stop, click on the line, and it will show you the route. It's not integrated with the route lookup feature though :(

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    Coming from someone stuck in the US, forgive my ignorance of public transit. But could you use the official public transit website/app for that?

    I know its not the same, switching between maps and that, but it's something?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    This works sometimes, but there are also a lot of cities with public transit systems that are split into multiple providers. So you might have one website that shows you the subways and trams, and a different for the buses and regional trains. Trying to plan a trip with multiple connections can become quite difficutl very fast then. Especially if you are trying to do it on the spot instead of having had the time to plan in advance.

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