Hi, One could claim that Maps.me is an attempt to make a simple to use smartphone app for non-technical people to contribute data to OSM. It doesn't require aerial imagery, nor always-on internet access.
Rory On 29/06/16 14:04, Bjoern Hassler wrote: > Hi all, > > first post to the list - hope this is of interest. > > The background to my question is working is areas where map coverage is > poor (e.g. parts of Africa). Sometimes only low-res satellite/bing > imagery is available, sometimes obscured by clouds. In some low > populated areas a GPS trace could be useful to map out roads connecting > settlements (despite inaccuracies of GPS). > > There are many great OSM apps out there, including apps for recording > traces (e.g. OSM tracker, etc). However, unless I've missed it, I would > say that none of those apps is suitable for the "non-technical" user. > Indeed, we've tried using various such apps, and it's been difficult in > terms of usability. > > Is there interest in (or is anybody working on) creating an very > simple-to-use app that allows "non-technical" users to contribute OSM > information? E.g. a large red button for recording a trace with > automatic upload (optimised for poorly internet connected environments, > e.g. wait for wifi, upload in chunks etc; information submitted with GPS > accuracy information). > > (There are of course issues with GPS traces, so perhaps automated > capture of GPS traces is not that useful.) > > Many thanks! > Bjoern > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
