I first learned of Street-Complete here and I really like it.

It’s satisfying to walk around, complete little tasks, and get prizes, scratching a similar itch to Pokemon Go.

Stuck waiting for someone? Add opening hours for a few local businesses.

Have a long walk ahead of you? See if you can add/check house addresses as fast as you can walk.

Want to walk off a few beers before heading home? Complete some tasks in the bar street.

Its a very constructive way to “be right” on the internet.

  • Eyedust@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I love this app, found it a bit ago on F-Droid. I’m moving to a very rural town up north and there’s nearly nothing done there. Very excited to get up there and start working on it.

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      4 months ago

      every time i find myself in a rural town, i go out for a walk with streetComplete. I’m often the first mapper of those areas and it’s a pleasure to complete the map and see your entries on the updates a couple of weeks later. next time you’re there, you have a detailed map of the area available and you know why :)

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        4 months ago

        Explaining your OSM addiction to friends and family is a little harder. “I just need to spend the entire day mapping”

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          4 months ago

          “don’t wait for me, keep walking. i have to answer these questions”

          😅

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      4 months ago

      @[email protected] had a great idea in their comment above - fill in what you can, then use OSM to add missing buildings etc. They explain it better here though

      !https://sh.itjust.works/comment/12811829