Hi forum.
Somewhat related to @nishitaparmar’s thread - Do you need more Local Government Data? - how widespread is the use of OpenStreetMap in local government in WA (either as a simple basemap or as a source of data)?
For those LGAs that do use it, do you add any of your open data back to OSM? If not, have you considered doing so?
Dave
@gabriel.diosan as discussed
Great point on OpenStreetMap (OSM) in WA local govs! Some LGAs use it as a basemap, but contributing data back is rare. I work on GIS from a tidy home office with home improvement solutions. Any OSM users here?
This is just my own personal opinion, but I use OSM data as an option of last resort.
Whilst it’s usually embedded within a lot of apps automatically, it can make it very convenient. When using it internally that can be great…
It’s a great source of information, especially when there are locals who are enthusiastic about adding relevant POI’s or locally known locations.
The main issue I have is when using it on a public interface. As it is crowd sourced, over time I have found a number of locations that are mis-labelled or worse, just obscene names used for trails, which you don’t often see until you get in close.
I’m just cautious when using it that’s all.