Hi!

OpenStreetMap is a map that anyone can edit and anyone can freely reuse. It has a huge ecosystem, and can thus be a bit confusing to edit or to work with.

I thought that having a weekly thread to ask all beginner questions would be nice for everyone interested, so - go for it!

If you know the answer to a question, please answer (so that I don’t have to answer everything).

  • pietervdvn@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That really depends on the situation.

    Some possible approaches:

    • Have a look on mapillary, they are a streetview-platform where you can also upload pictures to. Sometimes they have up-to-date images
    • Zebra crossings and cyclepaths don’t change every year, so I guess it is not that bad? Unless you know major reconstructions have been done
    • Go out and survey instead (also see the first bullet point)
    • Ask other mappers in your city what they think.