[OSM-talk] Filling in the gaps in the map with crowdsourcing techniques

[john whelan]

>From evidence of the edits I'm still to be convinced as to the usefulness
of these smart phone devices. Often inaccurate & unclear (Navmii) or unable
to recognise entities mapped as polygons & limit presets. (MAPS.ME & others)

A _very_ experienced mapper recently added POIs to places already mapped as
closed ways:
"I was testing out MAPS.ME yesterday while out and about. But it's a bit
limiting. Clearly I needed a shop=tea preset for example!"

That is very much in my mind, buildings mapped as a way do not show up in
OSMand for example for adding tags only POIs are available.

Cheerio John

On 26 September 2016 at 08:59, Dave F <davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com> wrote:

>
> On 25/09/2016 19:11, john whelan wrote:
>
>> OSMand and POI editing springs to mind...
>>
>
> From evidence of the edits I'm still to be convinced as to the usefulness
> of these smart phone devices. Often inaccurate & unclear (Navmii) or unable
> to recognise entities mapped as polygons & limit presets. (MAPS.ME &
> others)
>
> A _very_ experienced mapper recently added POIs to places already mapped
> as closed ways:
> "I was testing out MAPS.ME yesterday while out and about. But it's a bit
> limiting. Clearly I needed a shop=tea preset for example!"
>
> Dave F. (Walking boots/bike, GPS, Camera, Pub)
>
>
>
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