SK53SK53@en.osm.town
Nov 5, 2026, 8:41 AM@dilmandila at least some of the data in that area comes from drone-flown aerial imagery. So someone was in the area. See https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/62450705#map=9/2.944/31.136&layers=T
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Dilman Diladilmandila@mograph.socialNov 5, 2026, 8:50 AM@SK53 This now makes a lot of sense! For a moment I feared they had their own fleet of satellites...:-))
- SK53SK53@en.osm.townNov 5, 2026, 9:06 AM
@dilmandila satellite imagery is also a common way of adding detail in rural Africa. Around 10 years ago most Lesotho was mapped that way BUT with a lot of local input. Most satellite imagery is made available to #OpenStreetMap by other big providers, such as Bing and ESRI.
Feet on the ground are needed for names and quite a lot of amenities.