[VariousPrograms]

This is a good way to get outside and do challenges like jogging every single street in your town. I figured that OSM was basically complete, but info was severely lacking for my area. It’s really easy to make local maps MUCH better.

[technothrasher]

I noticed that when I used one of these OSM based nagivation apps (I forget which one now), it suggested I leave my house by heading over my retaining wall, driving down a wooded hill, through a swamp, and then onto a nearby road. But because it was OSM based, I was able to discover the problem, fix it, and then when the app updated their data, the issue went away.

I have since noticed, to my frustration, that whatever map data Uber uses has the same issue, and will send Uber drivers to this road behind my house that doesn't actually have any access. Trying to explain this to Uber and get it fixed is basically impossible.

[ihatehn]

I think Uber might use OSM, but might not update very often, or might use different logic than other apps

[yellowapple]

Yeah, especially accessibility-related data (especially especially crosswalk info) is apparently sorely lacking in OSM, given that every time I fire up StreetComplete in a new place the vast majority of the questions are things like “Do both ends of this crosswalk have tactile paving?” or “Does this crosswalk have an island?”.

[Aachen]

Sounds like a visibility issue though. Is it available in any other map?

StreetComplete makes painfully visible that OSM is missing this info in a lot of places, but I never heard of any other map even trying to provide this accessibility info

In German cities I find that it's relatively complete btw, but yeah many places (also in Germany) don't have any data at all. Maybe there should be some collaboration where people can sign up for being notified if a blind person would like to visit an area near them and they can do a survey. It's not like it takes a lot of time to answer some questions about the five crossings a given village(-sized area) will have

[Tmpod]

Indeed. I have been slowly but surely completing a11y info in my area for a while. It seems never ending, but it's a good excuse to go take some long walks outside. Hopefully the data is useful to someone in need too :)