[OSM-talk] Introducing SwiftAddress, an highly efficient way of collecting housenumbers

[ndrw]

On 24/01/2021 02:13, ndrw wrote:
> - StreetComplete - I like the concept but I would like it to defer 
> uploads and to focus only on a task I'm working (e.g. house numbers 
> only, like in this discussion). It's a bit philosophical but a good 
> tool should empower the user in doing what he/she wants, 
> StreetComplete feels like the user is its tool.

I had a closer look at StreetComplete and the above is incorrect. It 
does allow deferring uploads and individual "quests" can be disabled. 
I'll definitely try it during my next survey - for simple edits it 
should be as good as Maps.me once was.

Some issues I've already noticed wrt house numbers: (1) This quest is 
only enabled for some houses (building=yes is not enough), but changing 
the building type doesn't unlock it. (2) I can't select "dot quests", 
i.e. quests in congested areas, before answering other quests first and 
I can't zoom any further either. (3) Editing area is very small and 
can't be controlled, so it is a survey-only tool. (4) Because of the 
nature of this tool, I can't add new address points or multiple 
addresses on the same building. The last limitation is particularly 
worrying and may be a good niche for SwiftAddress.

On the plus side - the interface is really good and snappy. This is how 
a mobile editor should work. The only minor issue I noticed was that I 
have to press the quest icon and then the text entry box (this shouldn't 
be necessary) before I could edit the text.

-ndrw6