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submitted 1 year ago by CoachDom to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

Today I found out that it's actually a lot easier to contribute to Open Street Map than I thought. There are some serious gaps in house addresses in my area and I was painstakingly using the built in browser editor in the browser.

But, you can use a FOSS app (available on fdroid) called StreetComplete that makes it a lot easier to help out filling in the gaps in your local map data.

It's really fun - kind of like Pokémon Go but you are actually making an impact 😁

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[-] gens@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I have a similar problem. Two entrances to my building got their numbers reversed.

If anybody knows if the app can fix it, i'l get it and make an account.

[-] eeleech@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

It should be possible using the address overlay in the app. Otherwise you could leave a note or use the web based editor on the OSM homepage.

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