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In 2023 Organic Maps got its first million users (organicmaps.app)

submitted 11 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Map data isn't built by organic maps themselves but is based on the open streets maps project. It's kinda Wikipedia where anyone can edit any data. This means that anyone can contribute information. You can easily edit from the https://openstreetmap.org website. As others have pointed out, streetcomplete and everydoor are 2 good applications for contributing from an android phone.

Organic maps updates its maps data every month, so it takes a while for contributions to become visible.