OpenStreetMap
StreetComplete needs usage in greece or needs to be advertized to greek people
Posted by lhirlimann on 29 August 2023 in English.Last week I had a week of vacation in beautiful Greece. As I needed to do some kind of daily exercise, I decided to walk and played with streetcomplete. I’ve been off the app for a few months due to lack of motivation.
After one hour of going around and adding things I looked at my profile and was #1 on Greece what a shock.
Wondering how that could be?
- Are all greeks using iphone? (I doubt)
- Is no one using OSM in Greece? (I doubt)
- Is Streetcomplete missing some greek translation (probably, I didn’t check).
- Am I the only one doing streetcomplete while on vacation?
Discussion
Comment from jimkats on 30 August 2023 at 16:08
Many Greeks use iPhone, not everyone, that’s for sure (I doubt there’s a place where every citizen with smartphone owns an iPhone :P)
I don’t know how many use OSM in Greece, either directly or indirectly, but for sure it isn’t a great usage. Public sector utilizes maps/apps with OSM background as one choice.
There shouldn’t be any missing translations, or there may be 2-3 spots. We have completed in full last year and update it whenever new strings come in.
Personally, I use it mainly for my area. Haven’t used it quite some time now, but I may start again. Issue is that I need to better filter which quests I want active, so to not have the map constantly with quests I’m not certain how to complete them properly.
Have a nice week in Greece :D