pelias VS StreetComplete

https://pelias.io is another self hostable one. In my experience it performs better than nominatim

The stack I describe in the post is only for map tiles - Map tiles are a good fit for CDNs because the input space is small (just Z/X/Y coordinates on a square grid) and thus very cacheable.

Geocoding is a very different problem because the input space - human language - is much, much larger, and answering queries quickly to support features like autocomplete really requires a server with hot data in memory.

One of my favorite projects in this space is Pelias https://pelias.io which is an open source auto-completing geocoder based on OSM plus other open data. It's backed by a great team that also runs a business: Geocode Earth https://geocode.earth

Pelias is a self-hostable option.

If anyone comes across this looking for an alternative, we can help at Geocode Earth (https://geocode.earth).

We're a small independent company that has been working on geocoding since 2013, first as part of Mapzen(https://mapzen.com), and then with our own self-funded business after Mapzen shut down at the start of 2018.

Our core software, the Pelias Geocoder (https://pelias.io) is open source, and ironically we understand it to be the primary geocoder in use by Positionstack.

We're biased of course, but we think that as the primary authors of the open source project, and with a high-volume service that has had _zero_ major outagee, we're a great option for anyone who needs forward or reverse geocoding, addresss parsing, place or address autocomplete, etc.

Here is why you should contribute to OSM even though there are major players profiting from it:

OSM is big enough and good enough that all the tech giants (except Google) would do better to start with OSM and improve it to meet their needs than to start a new, completely proprietary map from scratch.

That means that we are in an amazing place where in addition to the substantial volunteer OSM community, there are contributions from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and hundreds or thousands of smaller companies all coming back in to a single global map that everyone can use. It's very worth it to do work that strengthens OSM, as it increases the number of companies that will use it, and possibly contribute back, rather than doing work the world at large won't benefit from.

P.S. As a disclaimer, I am co-founder of Geocode Earth (https://geocode.earth) a small business that does indeed profit from OSM (and other open) data. We also contribute back both through OSM contributions and by releasing our core software as the Pelias geocoder (https://pelias.io)

Pelias uses ElasticSearch to merge these data sets. Yes, it is too much data to stuff into OSM, but basic address information wouldn't bloat OSM too much, imho.

I used StreetComplete when I had an Android phone. It looks for missing data near you, and gives you a really nice interface to input that data.

They are working on an iOS build, and I can't wait to start using it again.

https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/

Original submission: https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/issues/1892...

There is a separate app to install with VR tool that is capable of measuring it without tape measure :)

See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.westnordost...

(initially it was bundled in one app, later it turned out that Google was lying about license of arcore repository, see https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/issues/4289 )

Skinete StreetComplete

I am an F-Droid only user and I use Street Complete to add addresses, businesses, cafes, etc which I use, but didn't exist...

StreetComplete <https://streetcomplete.app/> is an Android app for editing OpenStreetMap in a limited fashion by placing "quest" markers on the map around you. It focuses on beginners and as such makes pretty much everything easy to understand and decide, with lots of questions having completely custom UI specific to that question. Some can be seen here: https://github.com/streetcomplete/streetcomplete#screenshots

If Android users are involved, StreetComplete has a Team Mode.

Hey there, I'm an OpenStreetMap enthusiast and I was curious what kind of impact the app I am using has (I use StreetComplete[1], an easy-to-use Android app to add missing information). I couldn't find data for all my questions and some were not up to date, but I found a few starting points on how to do it myself[2][3]. Soon I realized that many more interesting questions about OpenStreetMap in general could be answered with the data and I created a website (https://piebro.github.io/openstreetmap-statistics/) to show them. Since I want the data to be up to date, I added a script to update everything easily and packed it in GitHub Actions so I can update the data with a few clicks every month.

If you have questions or feedback, feel free to comment here or open an issue at the repo.

[1] https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete [2] https://github.com/matkoniecz/StreetComplete_usage_changeset... [3] https://github.com/amandasaurus/2021-osm-street-complete-edi...

Street­Complete (version 49.2): OpenStreetMap surveyor app