Do you only contribute what is useful for your own use cases, or whatever you can improve the map with?

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@Tyoda Mainly #JOSM and #IDEditor at desktop and #StreetComplete on mobile.

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Usually iD, but sometimes Vespucci and JOSM (I use it when I have som GPS data alongside).

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I use iD editor almost every time. It’s simple to use and I can use it on nearly any computer I have access to. usually put on a podcast for 30min-1h and map while I listen.

On my phone I have Vespucci installed. It’s a lot slower going compared to PC but it can scratch the itch when I’m bored out and about. I use OSMand for actually using the map data.

Street Complete is slick and makes it easy to add a ton of stuff but that is geared towards polishing up the unknown details of stuff that is already mapped. I’d rather finish adding unmapped roads and sidewalks than telling OSM what materials they’re made of.

I like to map land use. I spent some time on a volunteer fire department and working with their K9 Search and Rescue team on real calls and training. Land nav and good mapping is super important to them so I put some extra effort to make it as useful as possible.

It mildly annoys me when mappers add big sections of natual wood but completely ignore the big swampy wetland or other obvious things within that area like ponds. I think some people map it just so it looks nice but a little detail matters when you’re there in person and have to get around.

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Wiki has a huge article about editor usage statistics: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editor_usage_stats

Also a lot of stats here, with up to date graphs: https://piebro.github.io/openstreetmap-statistics/#eb30

TLDR:

You can see your personal editor usage statistics on https://hdyc.neis-one.org This is mine:

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@infeeeee @Tyoda @openstreetmap

My hdyc pie chart doesn’t show: “Could not draw pie with labels contained inside canvas”.

List-wise: JOSM, StreetComplete, OsmAnd, Potlatch, Vespucci, iD, JOSM (Reverter), MapComplete, Pic4Review and then the ones that are under 10.

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Is this you? https://hdyc.neis-one.org/?InsertUser I think the problem is on your end, I can see your chart. Maybe you block some script required to draw that? It’s drawn by the frontend.

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@infeeeee @openstreetmap

Weird, so that’s just a Firefox thing then.

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OSM browser editor and Go Map!!! on my iPhone. I mostly do what interests me (bike parking, pedestrian/bike trails, etc.) but sometimes I work on more general stuff.

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Everything #OpenStreetMap related is welcome: software releases, showing of your work, questions about how to tag something, as long as it has to do with OpenStreetMap or OpenStreetMap-related software.

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

Join OpenStreetMap and start mapping: https://www.openstreetmap.org.

There are many communication channels about OSM, many organized around a certain country or region. Discover them on https://openstreetmap.community

https://mapcomplete.org is an easy-to-use website to view, edit and add points (such as shops, restaurants and others)

https://learnosm.org/en/ has a lot of information for beginners too.

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