[Hrnrurj]

It would be handy to give street mappers some sort of defense tool from dogs. Like air horn, sticks or maybe peper spray. India has a huge problem with packs of wild street dogs, that regularly attack and kill people. It is dangerous to roam on streets you do not know very well.

[schubart]

From the article:

> All surveyors should carry pepper spray for emergencies, whether they involve human or non-human animals. India is not for beginners, as the meme goes.

[jraph]

Seems horrible. That would not be specific to street mappers though, would it?

[Hrnrurj]

They mostly attack small kids, so sadly no.

[dang]

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[pugworthy]

This kind of applies to following existing OSM maps. I did a “walk every street in my city” thing a year ago, and some of the “streets” are very much private property and not public pathways.

I was using Citystrides FYI.