StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

aweb

I discovered that recently, it's a very fun way to contribute to OpenStreetMap, and the UI is really well-done, it's totally beginner friendly! I wish there was a way to do more than labeling though, like add simple roads and footpaths

Schiendelman

Hi! Is this yours? Would you like help porting this to iOS?

TeddyDD

Great app. There is also https://every-door.app/ that gives you slightly different set of tasks and allows you to place POI easily. I recently mapped a lot of trash cans and benches around my neighborhood while walking with my dog.

netfortius

Some more info in an earlier thread [1] [1] CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48808928

myself248

See also, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/SCEE

hadi121

This is such a great idea. Are there ever any plans for a web app?

Acrobatic_Road

Every day I take a 2 hour walk and contribute as much data as I can to OSM using this app.

hirako2000

One thing missing on osm is pictures. Would defeats Google maps if it had some, where users would feedback and bad shots would get wiped to save space. We would get the best shots the world has to offer.

jmspring

Is there something equivalent for iOS?

endymion-light

I really love this - fantastic that it's open source too as would love to contribute. Is there an opportunity to add fresh new sites on this?

freakynit

Just downloaded and made 15+ small contributions in the vicinity of my area. Very well built app. Super simple to use. And gamification is top-notch. Recommended.

piebro

If anyone is interested in where StreetComplete is used or which quests are the most popular, you can check out: https://piebro.github.io/openstreetmap-statistics/stats/04_s...

khernandezrt

Does it have to be a mobile app? Id love to do this when im bored at work but i dont wanna make it seem like im just sitting on my phone.

hexomancer

This is very cool, I wish there was some way to use it on a bicycle though. For example, when moving into a street it could ask (using voice) if this street is paved, and I could answer it using voice too.

preetham_rangu

Been using this for my dog walks too. There's something oddly satisfying about turning a boring loop around the block into "wait, does that bin have a lid?" Never thought trash cans would be the thing that got me into mapping.

qmacro

I enjoyed the simulated phone screenshots, particularly the choice of House of the Trembling Madness, a great beer stockist and drinking establishment on Lendal in York. I would like to think that the name in the input field is deliberately slightly wrong, ready to be fixed by someone. (It's "House of the Trembling Madness" rather than "The House of Trembling Madness".) Gamification at another level :-)

Krasnol

I love this tool. It brought me back to mapping on OSM. Wherever you are and need to wait for a minute, there are quests to be solved there. I recommend SCEE for those who are already familiar with OSM mapping or are in an area where the most common tasks are already covered: https://github.com/Helium314/SCEE

lisper

See also: https://gurumaps.app/

earth-tattoo

It sucks that Google is probably using OSM data to check what they are missing and adding it to their maps, but we can't do vice versa. OSM should change their license to something like if you use our data, you have to make yours open as well.