Re:Organizing OpenStreetMap Mapping Parties
by Hrnrurj on Friday April 12, 2024 @05:22AM
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It would be handy to give street mappers some sort of defense tool from dogs. Like air horn, sticks or maybe peper spray. India has a huge problem with packs of wild street dogs, that regularly attack and kill people. It is dangerous to roam on streets you do not know very well.
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Seems horrible. That would not be specific to street mappers though, would it?
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Re:Organizing OpenStreetMap Mapping Parties
by schubart on Friday April 12, 2024 @11:02AM
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From the article:
> All surveyors should carry pepper spray for emergencies, whether they involve human or non-human animals. India is not for beginners, as the meme goes.
Re:Organizing OpenStreetMap Mapping Parties
by pugworthy on Friday April 12, 2024 @01:34PM
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This kind of applies to following existing OSM maps. I did a “walk every street in my city” thing a year ago, and some of the “streets” are very much private property and not public pathways.
I was using Citystrides FYI.