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@pseudo

Try OsmApp 0. It normally would try to open the map near you, or browse the region you're interested in.

It supports search-as-you-type, so start typing "public bookcase" -- and even before you get to finish typing that phrase, you should be able to select a "Public Bookcase" category, and that should give you some interesting results.

An image displaying the results of an OsmAPP query from the public bookcase category.

@mannivu

I agree. It's typical in OSM to use a generic "yes" when a mapper isn't sure about the "right" value just yet, and get back to it later, or maybe the next mapper can figure out a better value.

That's a specific case when I find the image=*, or mapillary=* tags and the like, very helpful. Usually, these are used to tell other mappers what the previous mapper saw from the photo.

In JOSM these are turned into links you can view, but not sure how it works in iD.

@openstreetmap

@strypey

POIs in general are hard to maintain. Even Big G is struggling with that on their maps.

Theme-specific POIs are probably slightly better, when there are interested parties who are keen to maintain them, or keep them up-to-date.

If you don't like to map them directly yourself, when you're on site, then you're next bet is to use fresh (and compatible) ground imagery, to map them when you can.

@openstreetmap @everydoor