Re:TomTom ditches map updates for some sat-navs
by JustSomeNobody on Monday January 29, 2018 @03:12PM
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Waze used to (still does? I don't know as I don't use Waze any more) display dots on paths and as you drove it scored you and also used the data to confirm maps. Is there anything like this in the OSM world?
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Re:TomTom ditches map updates for some sat-navs
by dublinben on Monday January 29, 2018 @03:53PM
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Drivers in the field can record GPS tracks, and upload/share them through the OSM website. These can then be used either to directly create that road, or by remote mappers to help align satellite imagery, and then remote map visible roads in the area.
Re:TomTom ditches map updates for some sat-navs
by rmc on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:49AM
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Not really. But OSM is a wiki. So there is no central body to "confirm" changes. If you want, you can just edit things as you go.
You can even edit OSM on your phone (e.g. with Vespucci), so you could drive along a road, think "this is totally wrong on OSM", pull over, get out your phone and correct it.