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Hey,

MapComplete developer here. If you have just added a place, it should be visible in MapComplete right away. If you are logged in, data is pulled in via the OSM-api as well, precisely to avoid those conflicts (and thus possible duplicate entries). And, of course, MapComplete supports adding new points as well, as long as they match the theme.

You can also use the "see nearby images" functionality to link Panoramax (but also Mapillary and Wikimedia) images to the selected feature (although, if you've just uploaded the pictures, it might take a few minutes before they are visible there)

I'm not planning on adding generic 'add images to Panoramax'-functionality, as that would dilute the user interface too much.

The remote mappers cannot see what a building is and what amenities (such as shops, schools, ...) it has inside.

Allowing to edit geometries always introduces complexity, so there is a fundamental choice you need to make there

It really depends on your scenario. In some African countries, access to both laptops and internet is rare; but phones are ubiquitous. Vespucci really shines there, even if it less user friendly then say iD (which is not useable in such a scenario)

As developer of https://mapcomplete.org/ - I cannot allow contributors to edit geometries. If I did, I'd have to show all geometries in the vinicinity, which would make it way more confusing for a non-technical user.

Even then, geometry cannot always be exactly determined (e.g. shops in a mall). And some communities even agree to never use geometries for some types of POI!

on Mapcarta · c/openstreetmap · 2 pts · 1y

Oh, yeah, no it isn't open data. This type of data is very hard to build in an open data way: people don't like to contribute privatey data and they will only use such a system if it is big enough...