Hi, On 26.10.2018 14:22, Valentina Böhm wrote: > What would you recommend regarding authentication? Is it ok if users of > my app are committing data on my behalf or should all users have their > own OSM account?
Using a central account for aggregated user contributions is discouraged; if some of your users commit vandalism or add data from illegal sources, it becomes very difficult to separate the good from the bad. Also, other OSM mappers might want to contact the user who has added or changed something. > If users have their own account, is it possible and ok if I prepare the > data with my algorithm and commit the data on their behalf? This is possible with OAuth authentication, and other programs like wheelmap or StreetComplete already do something similar. Although I am a little worried when you say "prepare the data with your algorithm" - you should always make sure the user has full control over what they submit, you should not submit something that might come as a surprise to the user later. > I’m also interested in feedback about the idea. Are there similar > projects? What do you think of my idea? "Topical" editors - software that allows specialist contributions in niche areas - can be a valuable addition to the OSM editing landscape, so in general I think it sounds like a good idea! Best Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
