In Defense of OpenStreetMap's Data Model

• StreetComplete

  74 3,628 9.8 Kotlin

  Easy to use OpenStreetMap editor for Android

  

> I'd love to take a picture and write a quick note like "speed limit changed"

This can be done with StreetComplete (Android app) - long press on map to create note, photo can be added.

> Same with restaurant opening hours. Or various POIs.

You can also outright survey this with StreetComplete. See https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

Note: speed limit needs to be enabled, it is disabled by default. It is also unavailable in USA due to horrific default speed limit system which requires massive work to support.

Disclaimer: I am one of people working on StreetComplete

> I'm not sure I like OSMs obsession with the data model.

Given effort that went into various parts - fundamental data model has not received any changes for a long time. I would not describe it as obsession.

> I guess this has to do with its business model

OSM do not really have business model, it is not a business

• omapsapp

  268 8,664 9.9 C++

  🍃 Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists. It uses crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and is developed with love by MapsWithMe (MapsMe) founders and our community. No ads, no tracking, no data collection, no crapware. Please donate to support the development!

  

> I used the the app Maps.me for that (which by the way I would not recommend anymore).

Organic Maps is its successor - https://organicmaps.app/

• InfluxDB

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  Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  

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