blog! “1,000 edits on OpenStreetMap”
Today was quite the accidental milestone! I've edited OpenStreetMap over a thousand times! For those who don't know, OSM (OpenStreetMap) is like the Wikipedia of maps. Anyone can go in and edit the map. This isn't a corporate-controlled space where your local knowledge is irrelevant compared to the desire for profit. You can literally go…
Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/1000-edits-on-openstreetmap/
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#OpenStreetMap #ReDeCentralize
@Edent
1st)Thank You!
probably did mention it before: We created a huge huge ActivityPub Atlas from OSM mapped to wikidata and others.
But what is the goal?
Even more #OpenStreetMap #ReDeCentralize !
For redaktor and taxiteam we do federated geocoding cause you can imagine that the local bike/delivery/cab cooperative got the best local insights.
[DE: just btw Deutsche Post switches to OSM but anyway] :
You can also edit the data right from the fediverse cause the instance got some service actors for the map part and to infer from LD what change goes to OSM, wd etc.