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?
@pietervdvn @abeorch @openstreetmap
My first attempt with some guesswork as to what would be useful: fuel, water points, black water disposal, toilets, showers and other drinking water.
https://mapcomplete.org/theme.html?z=5.7&lat=53.928919489879775&lon=-4.1114698642605845&userlayout=https%3A%2F%2Fstudio.mapcomplete.org%2F89098%2Fthemes%2Fnarrowboat_amenities%2Fnarrowboat_amenities.json&userlayout=https://studio.mapcomplete.org/89098/themes/narrowboat_amenities/narrowboat_amenities.json
Wow, very good first attempt! I’m reviewing the layers you made (esp. fuel station and sanitary dump station) and they seem very well done!
I’ve spotted a few small mistakes, but nothing fundamental.
It would IMHO be even more interesting to have a layer about the canals themselfs, to indicate what types of boats (e.g. small boats, kayaks, …) are legally allowed to and physically possible to go over a certain waterway; that would be great!
@pietervdvn @openstreetmap Thanks.
I did think that a background map that emphasised water would be good, I didn’t think of trying to get MapComplete to pick out the navigable ways.
Marinas, chandlers and boatyards would probably be good things to have. A (read only?) lock layer for context maybe.
I think mooring areas would be good, but it seems these are normally done on lengths of way, but MapComplete would be limited to adding points (AFAIK).