[OSM-talk] MAPS.ME edits - partly sub-standard

[Michael Reichert]

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Hi Martin,

Am 17.06.2016 um 17:52 schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer:
> Apparently Maps.me, the most popular open map app for mobile, has
> gained some editing functions recently. While this is great news
> (millions of new mappers), it also bears some potential for
> trouble, as these new mappers often don't seem to be familiar with
> OSM tagging.
> 
> In the past weeks there have been several complaints on the Italian
> mailing list (leading to reverts), and I am sure, elsewhere you
> will find similar issues.
> 
> One example: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/40094970
> 
> The mapper added chinese names right into the name tag, but as this
> is a place in Italy, these should rather be in Italian.

There is also a discussion about Maps.Me edits at German forum [1] and
an (English) wiki page [2] collecting problems/problematic edits of
Maps.Me users.

Best regards

Michael


[1] http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=54874
[2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Maps.Me/Questionable_OSM_Edits

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