[OSM-talk] Using OpenStreetMap on a daily basis

[Johan C]

-1 for use of the word "muggle", I prefer 'potential community members'.

For instance, as a JOSM user I don't need Potlatch or Id. And they do use
up bandwidth and user support. I'm very happy though to be part of a
community that has a rich culture of users/developers/mappers with a
different perspective than I have, and thus created these editors for less
experienced mappers.


2013/7/20 Kathleen Danielson <kathleen.danielson at gmail.com>

> +1 for use of the word "muggle"
> On Jul 20, 2013 1:47 AM, "Bryce Nesbitt" <bryce2 at obviously.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Guillaume Pratte <
>> guillaume at guillaumepratte.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have been a serious user of OpenStreetMap for less than six months,
>>> and I am proud to recently have achieved my one hundredth contribution to
>>> the project. I really love the OpenStreetMap project, and I would like to
>>> replace my daily usage of Google Maps with OpenStreetMap.
>>>
>>> But it just seems I cannot. Anybody else feel the same issues?
>>
>>
>> I feel the same issues. But at the same time I think it unwise to try and
>> play catch-me-if-you-can with Google.
>> There are many tasks where OSM is better than Google Maps.  I use OSM
>> gladly for things like:
>>
>> * Natural area trail maps or tracking.
>> * Non-commercial POIs (e.g. toilets, drinking water, viewpoints, tourist
>> oddities, fun stuff)
>> * Detailed maps in pedestrian zones.
>> * Printing
>> * Mapping fun.
>>
>> ------------------------
>>
>> To date OSM is run by a group of mappers that caters to mappers. There is
>> an unlikely but burning desire to somehow turn more ordinary muggles into
>> mappers.  It is as if the map was meant to be made, not used:
>> and it's working.  Of the people I talk to and show OpenStreetMap, the
>> vast majority have never even heard of it, and that includes land
>> management, GIS professionals, teachers and engineers all who could in
>> theory be interested.
>>
>> What would drive more mapping would in fact be more passive users: some
>> percentage will survive the test of fire on the tagging list and become
>> mappers.  OSM could offer high quality print exports, or
>> one-click embeddable maps, or a dozen other compelling services.  But
>> someone would have to pay for all that bandwidth and user support, in order
>> to glean a few more true believer mappers.
>>
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