Openstreetmap for Canal Boaters (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by abeorch@lemmy.ml to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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For some reason despite not owning one I have alot of interaction with Canal Boaters.

They are always interested in information about places and services along canals and I was trying to think of the best way of explaining how the contribute and use Openstreetmap

Of course contributing is easy - I just recommend mapcomplete.org, everydoor app, and street complete (less so as its road related)

And then I recommend an App like OSMAnd to use Openstreetmap - But for Canal Boaters specifically - Is there any way they could use layers or searches, any tips, tricks or Apps specifically get information that would be useful for them or be useful if in a canal boat?

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[-] InsertUser@en.osm.town 1 points 4 months ago

@abeorch@fosstodon.org @abeorch@lemmy.ml @openstreetmap to an extent. E.g. the seamark variant of that feature is meant to render in that view.

Annoying the closest one I can find tagged as for land doesn't seem to be showing up on my phone. This is a bit confusing as it's listed in taginfo as being used for creating maps.

[-] InsertUser@en.osm.town 2 points 4 months ago

@abeorch@fosstodon.org @abeorch@lemmy.ml @openstreetmap

OK, so it looks like the nautical view only shows the seamark tagging for that feature and the land based tagging only shows if you search for it. The waterway tagging appears not to be in use. I might put a request on the issue tracker for this.

Images attached but will probably only show in Mastodon.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag%3Aamenity%3Dsanitary_dump_station
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Dsanitary_dump_station
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:seamark:small_craft_facility:category%3Dpump-out

this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2024

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