Organised Editing/Activities/Mapycz

Mapy.cz

Scope

Mapy.cz is an internet and mobile map application developed by the Czech company Seznam.cz, a.s. The application allows you to browse maps globally. This wouldn’t be possible without utilizing geographic data from the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project.

Based on these data we are able to offer our users several map types to choose from, such as tourist, winter or tactile maps. It also allows us to add additional functions to our app that can also be used worldwide, like planning, searching, 3D view and many others. We also offer a free mobile app featuring functions like offline tourist maps, tracker and navigation.
Our goal is to fix or report bugs in OSM that we encounter, improving points of interest and adding new ones. When editing, we do our best to follow editing rules, standards, conventions and good practice.

Main activities

In all cases we try to follow the OSM editing rules. When not sure, we insert a note instead of editing the data directly. Please contact us if you feel we are out of bounds. Your feedback is highly appreciated.

Here are the main areas we focus on:

Planning

• disconnected roads
• access bugs
• restriction bugs
  

Tagging

• correcting tags
• adding missing tags
  

Points of interest

• updating information (website, contact, etc.)
• correcting position
• adding new points of interest
  

Wikidata

• adding wikidata links
  

Duplicate entries

Contact

Petr Fukátko - mapping coordinator. Contact info:
Email: petr.fukatko@firma.seznam.cz
Personal account: Petr Fukátko (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.))

Hashtag

Our hashtag: #mapycz

The hashtag was #Mapy.cz until September 2023, but not all editors saved the .cz part. So we removed the dot.

Timeframe

We plan to continue improving the OSM data.

Tools and Data Sources

iD and JOSM editor. Standard tools and sources from those editors. Public informations. In rare cases we use photos sent with feedback for verifying.

Participants

• Petr Fukátko (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Mapping Coordinator)
• Pan Perníček (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• Mamutinka (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• Iva Kosarkova (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• Matyjace (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• Tajtrdlik (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• fukejs (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• vojtechzaboril (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• Tobias235 (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)
• Kookykooky (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.) (Editor)

Reported issues

• Mapy.cz/email to contact point reminding about missed part in Organised Editing Guidelines (and initial a bit misplaced PM ) - with quick response from mapy.cz that may be used as a model for following Organised Editing Guidelines