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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[–] Shaul@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It seems like a very helpful service. I don't use cell data which means no GPS to contribute to it. I only use apps through wi-fi exclusively.

[–] sixfold@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure you can download the maps ahead of time, GPS doesn't require data, then upload the fixes when you get home.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is what I do, works great

[–] oo1@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

does it need cell-data? why? that surprises me; but then again maybe not . . .

[–] dXq9dwg4zt@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

It does not.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, doesn't need cell data