OSMand already did that some years ago. If I remember correctly, some people exploited the system and they had to close it :(
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@lIlIllIlIIIllIlIlII AFAIK the official reason behind the end of Osm-BTC was the war in Ukraine where the main source of shared income would come from.
TIL. It seems that you are right:
OSM BTC stopped payouts since July 2022! As a result of Russia invasion to Ukraine in 2022 (#StandForUkraine) main sponsor of OSM BTC fund has lost the ability to contribute. Fund will suspend payouts unless it finds another sponsor. https://builder.osmand.net/osm_live
Don’t know if it’s a useful answer to your question, but might try offering the addition / updating of company locations info as a service to companies. For example check for a bunch of shop brands whether or not most of their shops are on osm, and if they aren’t (or very outdated), you make an offer to add/update. Then there are a few possible outcomes (besides no reaction):
- ‘yes, please help us!’
- ‘oh, we didn’t know OSM exists. Thanks for the tip, but we’ll manage it ourselves’ -> which is also a good outcome for OSM.
- ’why should we do that?’ / ‘no, too expensive’ -> evaluate your offer description or price
This is helpful, thanks!
Do you want to make money off of OSM mapping?