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Why Book Corners won't sync contributions back to OpenStreetMap

andreagrandi.it published 2026-07-315 min read

I wanted Book Corners to contribute newly submitted public bookcases back to OpenStreetMap. After researching the operational and community requirements, I decided not to implement it.

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