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AddisMap News Maps, Guides and News about Addis Ababa and Ethiopia Menu and widgets Search for: Recent Posts Get rewarded for map improvements Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa The User Is Drunk – Review of AddisMap.com AddisMapME Released Recent Comments Kalid Hassen Yasin on Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa alex on Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa genet on Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa alex on Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa Temesgen Cherkos on Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa Archives February 2022 October 2021 December 2020 August 2018 Categories Apps Fun Maps Uncategorized Meta Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.org Get rewarded for map improvements You can get small donations in Bitcoin for your improvements to the Open Street Map of Ethiopia (and other places). Here we will show step by step, how you can improve the map and get some long-term cash. Overview OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free map of the world . It is build of volunteers and can be used to build various helpful services for the community. We want to encourage you to to contribute your local knowledge to the map. It’s fun – and you can gain even some small money. The OSM BTC Fund is distributing bitcoins (in December 2021 it was ~0.021 BTC which was equal to around 51,000 ETB in total for registered OSM contributors. The contributors are ranked and depending on how much edits each individual does, they get a small donation. In December 2021 this was between 6 ETB for few edits and 134 ETB for top contributors. It is not much, but the bitcoin might rise in value, and it’s some nice appreciation. Steps Register with OpenStreetMap, learn how to do valuable contributions Create a Bitcoin wallet Register at osmbtc.org Register with OpenStreetMap First register you OpenStreetMap account at https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/new – remember your username. If you already have an OpenStreetMap account, you can skip this step. StreetComplete is a easy way to contribute There are many editors to contribute to OpenStreetMap. A easy, efficient and very fun way to edit information about house numbers, opening times and other is the app StreetComplete which you can install on your smartphone. Install StreetComplete: Get StreetComplete on Google Play Store In the settings you can switch StreetComplete to Amharic, then it would look like this: The app will present you quests in the form of questions, which you can answer as accurately as possible and directly improve the map. Trace Buildings Another good way to contribute, especially if you are currently not in Ethiopia, is to trace buildings or streets from the satellite pictures, for example using the JOSM editor or iD in the browser on osm.org . This works only well, if you are on a computer and not on a smart phone. Create a Bitcoin-Wallet While there are many ways to get a bitcoin wallet, an easy and very secure one is to use the one is to use the unstoppable wallet app. Get your self familiar with the app. Go to Settings - manage wallets - create wallet Show the phrase of the wallet and create a backup by writing down the 12 words (keep those in a very secure place, they give full access to the crypto currency you collected) On the main screen under BTC” click receive and write down copy your BTC address Register at OSMBTC to receive Bitcoin for your OSM Contributions Now go to https://osmbtc.org/ and fill the Register as a recipient” form. You have to login with your OpenStreetMap data at (3) + (4), provide your mail address, and important, copy your bitcoin address from step (2) to the field (6). Hit register and you are done. Each month you can check the payout statistics at osmbtc.org Happy editing! If you like our guide or have questions, leave a comment. Posted on February 12, 2022 February 12, 2022 Categories Uncategorized Leave a comment on Get rewarded for map improvements Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa We are happy to provide you with current printable map of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia in East Africa. It shows the 10 sub cities and well-known areas. Addis Ababa was devided in 10 subcities: Addis Ketema, Akaki Kaliti, Arada, Bole, Gulale, Kirkos, Kolfe Keran, Lideta, Nefas Silk, Yeka. There is a new subcity Lemi Kura” which is not yet included in this map and will be included later. Continue reading Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa Posted on October 2, 2021 October 3, 2021 Categories Maps 7 Comments on Free High-Resolution Map of Addis Ababa The User Is Drunk – Review of AddisMap.com Richard is a UX engineer who, as a fun side project, reviews websites under the influence of alcohol. He did this a while ago for AddisMap.com : Continue reading The User Is Drunk – Review of AddisMap.com Posted on December 13, 2020 October 2, 2021 Categories Fun Leave a comment on The User Is Drunk – Review of AddisMap.com AddisMapME Released We just have released the first version of our new app, AddisMapME. It is available in the Google Play store as well via direct web download. The download is 150 MB but contains the full offline map data for Ethiopia of OpenStreetMaps and is packed with tens of thousand unique places, collected by the AddisMap team. Continue reading AddisMapME Released Posted on August 18, 2018 October 2, 2021 Categories Apps 7 Comments on AddisMapME Released Proudly powered by...