Re:OpenStreepMap 2012 vs. 2022
by pwg on Friday September 30, 2022 @11:08AM
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> now it’s horribly outdated. It shows several stores in my street that have closed over 6 years ago
OSM is mostly volunteers, and if no one has happened by on your street in the last 6 years, then no one has noticed to update the map.
> I actually found StreetComplete a few days ago and have started fixing issues, at least for my neighborhood.
This is the expected outcome, locals fixing local issues. Given a sufficient amount of that, and you have a better map than googles offering. Of course, as you discovered, if no one is around to make the fixes, the data also goes stale.
OSM is mostly volunteers, and if no one has happened by on your street in the last 6 years, then no one has noticed to update the map.
> I actually found StreetComplete a few days ago and have started fixing issues, at least for my neighborhood.
This is the expected outcome, locals fixing local issues. Given a sufficient amount of that, and you have a better map than googles offering. Of course, as you discovered, if no one is around to make the fixes, the data also goes stale.