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edent on July 18, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: OpenBenches – A map of memorial benches

I'm one of the people behind OpenBenches.

When I wrote that page (6 years ago) there was no easy way to add inscriptions to benches.

I'm happy that has changed and we now have a signed agreement with OSM to allow them to reuse our data.

cowsandmilk on July 18, 2023 | [–]

For those looking, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:memorial%3Dbench# has an example for how to map a memorial bench with an inscription:

unnervingduck on July 18, 2023 | [–]

That's awesome! Benefits of open licenses, it's a win-win for both parties.

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