What do you like most about OpenStreetMap?

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First OSM Community experienced people as they are tried their best to provide us with the best quality data about maps
Second, it is free to use and editable, I can navigate where I want to be.

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It’s free to use map data that enables me to directly update/add/correct data without any gatekeeping company in between that delays this feedback loop by months.

Also there is a big ecosystem of open source or free tools making osm data useable and useful.

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I can map what I want when I want. And everyone has their own style and that makes every part of the map unique, just like art.

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That’s why, I am here. :star_struck:

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Hi,

The dog footprints :paw_prints: that OSM Carto draws in dog parks. :paw_prints:

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That are actually four things! :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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The high level of detail, the fact that all the data is “solid” (not the vaguely-defined, AI-sourced, patchy details on Google Maps), the ability to contribute directly and see your changes, and the wide range of uses for the data - from routing to 3D rendering.

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Anybody who wants or needs a map, can have or even make a map. Well, of Earth, anyway.

You might need some help, you might even do much of it yourself. Either way, that’s pretty awesome: we all get to “stand on each other’s shoulders” and be a little taller about our maps.

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I love seeing and studying how different cities are organized. When I map roads, I see all sorts of things that prompt me to think “Why don’t other countries do that”?

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I used to work for a national mapping agency and the only option to update something was to do so for a full 50K map (30X40km)! The inertia, the weight of the public administration was preventing mapping the changes of simple road sections, even when only a few km from the office!

So, my answer: being able to update the map, when it is necessary, where it is necessary!

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50K? Is that Pythagoras or what do you mean?

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50K map = 1:50 000 scale map

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OSM is far better than that.

Before OSM we used OS 1:50k maps and 1:25k maps.

50k maps were ok, but lack real detail needed for hiking. For that we used 25k maps.

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50k maps were ok, but lack real detail needed for hiking. For that we used 25k maps.

yeah, with OpenStreetMap we have 1 maps (scale 1:1)

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My point! Get nice and detailled map that you can update when /where required :slight_smile:

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