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(which I make) as means of contribution? This one sends data straight to OSM. I don't have my own database to \"moderate\", pictures are saved into a Panoramax-instance. As users authenticate by logging in with OSM, the boring, risky legal stuff is handled by OpenStreetMap. 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There are however many other, small projects that fill in the gap; for example 'Panoramax' for streetview imagery or lib.reviews for reviews. I've made a webapp that ties those services together (https://mapcomplete.org) Keep in mind that Google Maps has a >1 billion yearly budget (citation needed, but other global maps have similar budgets)", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "CoMaps \u2013 FOSS Offline Maps"}, {"id": 775926322, "item_id": 48495395, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48495395", "by": "pietervdvn", "date": "2026-06-11", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Panoramax to add pictures", "excerpt": "Hi! MapComplete dev here! One of the major differences is that, in StreetComplete, an object is hidden from the view once all quests are done. That makes StreetComplete a 'contribution-only' tool. (This changed in recent years, where Westnordost created 'overlays'). StreetComplete was a major inspiration though. In MapComplete, you will see _all_ objects (known in OSM) for a specific topic, wether or not there are un", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "MapComplete \u2013 Contibute to OpenStreetMaps"}, {"id": 756325104, "item_id": 47270319, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47270319", "by": "nl", "date": "2026-03-05", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "I'm finding exploring it frustrating", "excerpt": "I hadn't seen Panoramax before, but I'm finding exploring it frustrating. If I look at Melbourne I see there is some data: https://api.panoramax.xyz/?focus=map&map=5.99/-37.126/147.651&speed=250&theme=default But if I zoom in the data points disappear: https://api.panoramax.xyz/?focus=map&map=7.45/-37.333/146.16&speed=250&theme=default Eventually, by random scanning: https://api.panoramax.xyz/?focus=map&map=18.07/-38", "context": "", "use_case": "exploring photo coverage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Converting dash cam videos into Panoramax images"}]}