A middle ground could be that your users upload a gpx file with osm-compatible information so that more skilled OSM contributors can use them to edit the map. It relieve your app from the burden of being a map editor. However, information will probably be lost in the process, we prefer first hand contributions. Yves - (Opensnowmap)
Le 26 octobre 2018 14:54:05 GMT+02:00, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> a écrit : >Hi, > >On 26.10.2018 14:22, Valentina Böhm wrote: >> What would you recommend regarding authentication? Is it ok if users >of >> my app are committing data on my behalf or should all users have >their >> own OSM account? > >Using a central account for aggregated user contributions is >discouraged; if some of your users commit vandalism or add data from >illegal sources, it becomes very difficult to separate the good from >the >bad. Also, other OSM mappers might want to contact the user who has >added or changed something. > >> If users have their own account, is it possible and ok if I prepare >the >> data with my algorithm and commit the data on their behalf? > >This is possible with OAuth authentication, and other programs like >wheelmap or StreetComplete already do something similar. Although I am >a >little worried when you say "prepare the data with your algorithm" - >you >should always make sure the user has full control over what they >submit, >you should not submit something that might come as a surprise to the >user later. > >> I’m also interested in feedback about the idea. Are there similar >> projects? What do you think of my idea? > >"Topical" editors - software that allows specialist contributions in >niche areas - can be a valuable addition to the OSM editing landscape, >so in general I think it sounds like a good idea! > >Best >Frederik > >-- >Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" >E008°23'33" > >_______________________________________________ >talk mailing list >talk@openstreetmap.org >https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
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