MapComplete – Contibute to OpenStreetMaps

124 pointsposted 3 hours ago
by GTP
(mapcomplete.org)

22 Comments

pwnguide

2 hours ago

This is genuinely one of the best tools to emerge in the OpenStreetMap ecosystem in recent years. If you've ever tried to onboard a non-technical person to OSM, you know the struggle. The default web editor (iD) can still be overwhelming with its sheer amount of data, and JOSM (the desktop power-user tool) is entirely out of the question for casual contributors. Thanks!

bulder

an hour ago

I'd also strongly endorse its on-the-street mobile app counterpart, StreetComplete. Splitting stuff into tiny tasks you can focus on really helps if you're just out on foot in an area.

fstrelok

2 minutes ago

This is the app I miss the most switching from android to ios. I so wish there was an ios app of streetcomplete.

matkoniecz

an hour ago

Or if you are looking for pretext to walk a bit in area known to you :)

quinncom

40 minutes ago

Similarly, `Go Map!!` is an iOS app that makes editing OSM data easy.

Adding missing features is one of my favorite things to do while traveling, and feels like a way of giving back (“take only photos, leave only GIS traces”?)

cf100clunk

2 hours ago

I've occasionally used the CoMaps OSM editing capability to just get the basics in before doing the big work in JOSM, or more likely the web editor. Now I'll be looking into MapComplete much further.

nisiddharth

40 minutes ago

I use this app fairly regularly to locate public toilets (I walk 15-20 km daily in random directions after getting down a random bus stop in my city) and have contributed some locations as well.

sonar_un

39 minutes ago

I use the app "flush" for this, and it works pretty well.

spelk

30 minutes ago

Does it source data from OSM? The app store page doesn't make clear what the data source is.

mattw2121

38 minutes ago

IDK, maybe I'm missing something, but I can't do something I feel like should be super basic. I went into the Arcade category, zoomed to my city, Arcade was in the wrong location. How can I report an incorrect location?

Jabdoa2

33 minutes ago

You can login with an OpenStreetmaps.org (osm) account and edit it yourself. This app is used to add those objects. There is also an app "StreetComplete".

nemomarx

2 hours ago

How's this compare with street complete? It seems like the categories are different and maybe wider?

just curious how the different tools the community has made stack up

PetitPrince

an hour ago

Streetcomplete can filter the map with a variety of filters for features you can edit or complete(Street lighting, Surfaces, Sidewalks, Bike paths, Street parking, Addresses, Places, Things, Buildings). Plus there's some specific "quests" where you can complete information for specific POI ("Does this bench have a backrest? Yes|No", "Where does this fire hydrant lies? On the grass | On the roadway | On a walkway | On a parking).

Mapcomplete also offers filling info about existing POI, but you can filter on specific theme (Drinking water, sports) or very specific theme (etymology) or even your own. There's also an UI to add new POIs; I don't think it's possible with StreetComplete.

Either way both are great.

matkoniecz

an hour ago

> There's also an UI to add new POIs; I don't think it's possible with StreetComplete.

You can do it in Things and Places layers (layers can be enabled by tapping circle in top-right)

matkoniecz

an hour ago

For start StreetComplete is an Android app unavailable (for now) elsewhere.

MapComplete has multiple in-depth layers, while StreetComplete is more general.

StreetComplete puts more focus on being usable out-of the box for newbies, while I would describe MapComplete as having focus on usability but allowing deeper dive in specific topics.

(disclaimer: I helped with developing StreetComplete)

voidUpdate

2 hours ago

I opened this up, and immediately saw a contribution I could make. Created an OSM account and fixed it =)

simmschi

an hour ago

Hmmm, I love OSM, consume their data in my small cycling project and regularly contribute smaller fixes.

But I also shy away from anything more complex than fixing attributes and meta data of existing objects. Especially editing relations, ways and nodes - is this possible with MapComplete? I loaded the Cyclofix map, but I can't even select cycle paths or roads, just edit POIs.

jszymborski

an hour ago

I think we're hugging it to death.

sonar_un

37 minutes ago

Yeah, it's definitely super slow right now.

cf100clunk

an hour ago

I've been in and out of MapComplete since this arrived on HN and have not had any such problems.

Noaidi

an hour ago

I am aggravated by this post because it reminds me of how good life could be with an internet that was not enshittified.

Really great way to edit OSM and ulike StreetComplete I can use it on the web. I tried editing through OSM and found it confusing and difficult.