[OSM-talk] Released: OpenMaps for iOS v4.0. An idea how to increase OSM awareness.

[Zsombor Szabó]

Serge,

OpenMaps for iOS application works directly with the OpenStreetMap
API. We don't store any data on intermediary servers. Every user that
makes an edit to OSM via the app does it with their own OSM user.

Hope this clears things up.

Best regards,
Zsombor Szabo
IZE, Ltd.

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 22:58, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it's great that we have a large and diverse ecosystem of
> applications in both the web, desktop and mobile space, all wanting to
> use OSM and in the case of OpenMaps and others, wanting to help close
> that feedback loop.
>
> This is why Free Software and Free Data projects are so valuable,
> providing a platform for inter-organizational collaboration.
>
> I do have one question though, which is directly tied to the issues
> that have come up in the past when companies have wanted to provide
> this feedback loop, which is "How will the data from your system enter
> OSM?"- that is OSM's feedback mechanism is, by design, to be used by
> one and only one user at a time (and that user may represent either a
> person or organization).
>
> Others have suggested mechanisms for adding data whereby their user
> data is aggregated under a single user account and then sent to OSM,
> and this mechanism has been rejected by the organization for a number
> of reasons (most of which belong on the legal list).
>
> So in your case, how do you provide data while still following the OSM
> user model of contributions?
>
> - Serge
>