You can survey anything on the ground for #OpenStreetMap – few people will talk to you. But when you map house numbers, you will be asked about every two hours. Why?

It mostly happens when I walk through residential areas where there is nothing but boring houses (no apartment buildings). With any other mapping method, one move faster or stands at locations where people are used to see strangers (in front of shops, at train station, on trails, …). #craftmapping

OpenStreetMap US discovers Craft Mappers, but insists on calling them “Super Mappers”.

> I came across more Super Mappers who reside in cities where they map. These mappers are a tremendous resource as they understand local pedestrian regulations, understand areas of need, and perform quality checks to improve data consistency

https://openstreetmap.us/news/2025/03/pedestrian-data-trends/#:~:text=%20i%20came%20across%20more%20super%20mappers%20who%20reside%20in%20cities%20where%20they%20map.%20these%20mappers%20are%20a%20tremendous%20resource%20as%20they%20understand%20local%20pedestrian%20regulations%2C%20understand%20areas%20of%20need%2C%20and%20perform%20quality%20checks%20to%20improve%20data%20consistency

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #CraftMapping #CraftMapper #WeToldYouSo