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minus-squarestate_electricianlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoI do that too here. But it’s still a far cry from Google’s massive trove of data. I’ve been thinking about crawling some chain stores for opening times and adding them automatically. But I don’t know what OSM’s policy is on that.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoI’m pretty sure you’re allowed to go on the websites of businesses and add their information in that way.
minus-squarestate_electricianlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoNever send a human to do a machine’s job.
I do that too here. But it’s still a far cry from Google’s massive trove of data. I’ve been thinking about crawling some chain stores for opening times and adding them automatically. But I don’t know what OSM’s policy is on that.
I’m pretty sure you’re allowed to go on the websites of businesses and add their information in that way.
Never send a human to do a machine’s job.