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Friday 5 June 2009, 1:43 PM

Update OpenStreetMap — on paper

Posted by Jonathan Bennett

This is an interesting idea: Print out a map from OpenStreetMap of an area you know well, or visit often, annotate the paper copy, then upload the scan so the OSM data can be updated, using the annotated scan as a background layer in online OSM editor.

The project is called Walking Papers and is one of those things that seems far too simple to work. Why not try it — no GPS needed.

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