hi, i have encountered an application that spam OSM with wrong data this is the application https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.technion.access_map it is adding thousands of points that are spaming the map :-( here is an OSMCha search for its changeset - https://osmcha.org/?aoi=76a45555-8c86-4efe-beaf-a7a350a0e7cb it is using changeset created_by=Mundi App see this changset xml for example: https://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/changeset/118308443 how should i handle this?? asked 10 Jul '22, 20:35  shemesh |
One Answer:
If you think it's vandalism or spam you'll have to contact the DWG (Data Working Group) here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_working_group#Contacts_in_case_of_problems . They will look into the behavior and can decide to block users or revert edits. But in regard to some of the changesets, e.g. this one: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/118310523, how is adding a power pole there (if there is one) spam? I would think this is relevant information, esp. for e.g. blind people a power pole is an obstacle on a sidewalk. answered 11 Jul '22, 10:12  Spiekerooger edited 11 Jul '22, 18:02 |
At least some of the barrier nodes mapped in that area, such as this barrier=entrance node which isn't connected to anything, or this random barrier=yes node, are almost certainly errors.
You are right, it seems a hit and miss - some useful, others not. Anyone familiar with that app?