[Osmf-talk] Idea for improved mapping system

Sun Oct 18 08:18:53 UTC 2020

As usual with other stopped projects in OSM - people working on it
abandoned it due to a lost interest.

Oct 18, 2020, 07:08 by naveenpf at gmail.com:

> Hello all, 
>
> It would be really nice to have an awards or badges system inside OSM. 
>
> Have seen a couple of pages on that in OSM wiki. (first saw on Mikel's userpage - North Star !!! )
> Don't know why it stopped ?
>
> Thanks,
> naveenpf
>
> [1] > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Awards
> [2] > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Badges
>
>
> On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 at 07:09, Christopher Beddow <> christopher.beddow at gmail.com> > wrote:
>
>> I feel like we could take the How Did You Contribute stats from Pascal Neis and prototype some badges based on that. 
>>
>> Anyone could do this, just build it separately from the OpenStreetMap website, for now anyway, as a proof of concept.
>>
>> The stats are all there to analyze. Give somebody a badge for being a local expert inside a city or country, with a minimum number of changesets. Other badges based on adding, modifying, or deleting data. Maybe a Cleanup Specialist if deleting a lot for example. 
>>
>> For bad changesets and edits, points and a gamification can help. If you get a flagged changeset, you get a message that you can fix it with help, and that you can earn a badge for it like a "Mentee Level 1", showing you have been approved by other Mappers for fixing a mistake, but you could get the same badge for making a series of perfect edits endorsed by an existing mapper. Or a bad edit blocks you from getting it, but you get informed that you can qualify if you work with somebody to fix the mistake. Motivational!
>>
>> Then badges based on data types: a road runner who adds a lot of roads, badges for fixing speed limits, a POI Hound, etc. Then maybe in apps like street complete or vespucci you can get recommended to fix or enrich the nearby map in a way that's tailored to your specialty. 
>>
>> I would love to have little stickers or pins at a state of the map conference which show the badges I got on OSM, and I could find other Mappers who have a strange interest in adding utility poles or electric car chargers or hiking trails just like me. You could even have a badge for contributing to the map on every continent, or for contributing a minimum number with survey as a source, with GPS as a source, or a language badge for adding like 50+ place names in any particular language like Spanish or Swahili. 
>>
>> You could set all this up outside OSM but any user could log onto this site and see what badges they qualify for. As I aid the data and stats all exist, just time to categorize them. I'm happy to help think about this.
>>
>> It would be fun to take some inspiration from scouting organizations (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts etc) for merit badge scenarios which is separate from a sort of rank/title, and sketch out what helps a mapper qualify for these. 
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020, 19:05 Clifford Snow <>> clifford at snowandsnow.us>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Oscar,
>>> I saw your post on Slack and glad to see you are also posting on a mailing list. I'd suggest asking on the talk list, >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk>>> , to reach more people. The OSMF-Talk mailing list is for Foundation related issues. The Foundation is more about running the servers, licensing, etc. The Foundation isn't directly involved in day to day mapping. On the other hand, we are always looking for more Working Group volunteers. You can find a list of the Working Groups at >>> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Groups>>> . If anyone of the groups interests you, feel free to reach out to them. Each group has an email that you can contact them for more information.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Clifford
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 4:51 PM TheAdventurer64 <>>> little.banana.peel at gmail.com>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>> A user and I were talking about implementing a system for better mapping, as described here: 
>>>> https://osmus.slack.com/archives/C029HV951/p1602968516431900
>>>> This addition would have many benefits, including:
>>>> * More mapping. We have tons of new mappers each day, as well as a great editor for them. However, many of these new mappers leave after just a few edits. Examples: 
>>>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/lukastheg03
>>>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Th3Roomi3
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