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Zverik

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Zverik··on MapComplete: Maps about various topics which you can contribute to
You could use Every Door — a bit harder to learn, but more powerful too. MapComplete is a web app, so it should work.
Zverik··on Every Door – OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances
They can! That's a different process called importing, and people do that a lot. For example, I've imported all of Walmarts in the US a few years ago by request. See OSM wiki on imports: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import
Zverik··on Every Door – OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances
I should add that when you add or edit a bench in Every Door, it shows the backrest and the material attributes at the top. So hundreds of benches in my area have these mapped :)
Zverik··on Every Door – OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances
In the 3.0 version (out in a week, beta already on the github) you can zoom out to level 4 I think. And searching is on the roadmap.
Zverik··on Every Door – OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances
I think https://organicmaps.app (a tracker-less fork of super-popular Maps.Me) is what you have in mind :)
Zverik··on Every Door – OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances
I'd say that is closer to what Maps.Me / Organic Maps do than to Every Door. The latter has a huge focus on updating amenity attributes, which involves doing away with the interactive map for the main UI element. In a shopping mall, for example, StreetComplete's view would be cluttered and mostly unusable, while Every Door is perfectly fine for adding or confirming every shop.
Zverik··on Every Door – OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances
Absolutely! I agree with another user that you should switch to Organic Maps, but if you want to do more mapping, Every Door helps with that. It uses iD editor presets, so you can contribute even without knowing OSM tagging, although that would help.
Zverik··on OpenStreepMap 2012 vs. 2022
There is an open source fork of maps.me maintained by original authors, who are not russian: https://organicmaps.app/
Zverik··on OpenStreepMap 2012 vs. 2022
Try Organic Maps (fork of maps.me): https://organicmaps.app/

It of course lacks many features of OsmAnd, but you can't have both. UI issues of OsmAnd come from its features.

Zverik··on OpenStreepMap 2012 vs. 2022
The story of mapping is different for every corner of the world. E.g. in the blog post there's a pic where we mapped the city approximately due to absence of satellite imagery. In this post https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Zverik/diary/399925 it shows that some regions like Africa were nearly empty ten years ago, before the Humanitarian OSM Team lauched their operations. And in 2012 the focus was mostly on basic map features like roads and rivers, while now we're adding final building outlines.
Zverik··on OpenStreepMap 2012 vs. 2022
There are few editors for iOS, but all quite good. Try Every Door (https://apps.apple.com/app/every-door/id1621945342) and Go Map (https://apps.apple.com/app/id592990211).
Zverik··on OpenStreetMap Is in Trouble
But it did happen. A few years ago we (as in estonian + russian communitites) helped import building outlines and most roads to OSM: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/imports/2013-March...
Zverik··on OpenStreetMap Is in Trouble
Hi, we at Maps.Me do this for Brandify: we've recently helped them import 4k of Walmart stores across the US, and next week there will be a few hundred fitness centers. While importing third-party data is hard, it is possible, and I am working to make that a norm for OSM. Google "OSM Conflator" for details, write to iz@maps.me if you need help.
Zverik··on GitHub.com font changed
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Zverik··on MAPS.ME users now can edit OpenStreetMap by themselves
Searching algorithms were completely redone in this release. Give it a try.
Zverik··on MapBBCode Share: a simple service to share custom maps and convert geodata
I know of that website, it is made by a fellow OSMer, and while it's perfect for creating and editing GeoJSON, it lacks in simplicity of sharing maps (well, it depends on an external site for that). For example, MapBBCode Share maps can be embedded into posts on any forum or blog with MapBBCode plugin installed. Both sites were made with the same technology stack, though, namely Leaflet + Leaflet.draw.

And of course MapBBCode Share maps can be loaded in geojson.io: for example, http://geojson.io/#data=data:text/x-url,http%3A%2F%2Fshare.m... (replace zdjzk with map id).

Zverik··on MapBBCode Share: a simple service to share custom maps and convert geodata
Oh, thanks for reminding. I was told this before, but forgot.
Zverik··on A glimpse into a new programming language under development at Microsoft
You forgot mono-winforms. And most users do forget it and then complain to a developer that the software does not work.
Zverik··on MapBBCode Share: a simple service to share custom maps and convert geodata
Click the "Export" button, there will be a list. Basically, almost all of those: https://github.com/MapBBCode/share.mapbbcode.org/tree/master... (except html, iframe, nmea).