OpenPlaceGuide (OPG) will be a free and open source business directory, based on the OpenStreetMap project. It combines data from the OpenStreetMap project, as well as additional information about businesses.
Open Business Map - OpenStreetMap-based business directory
Copyright (C) 2019-2023 Bandira Addis Map Entertainment PLC, Addis Ababa
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Creating a modern OpenStreetMap based website with the functionality of www.addismap.com, fully Open Source.
As a business owner I want to present my information on a website
As a business owner I want to control the information shown in the business directory and website
As a user and business owner I am interested in accurate data in OpenStreetMap.
AS a tourist I want to find information about places and businesses in a city easily.
As a business guide facilitator I want to earn money by helping business to get on my business guide page via adding them to OpenStreetMap and use the raised money to sustain OpenStreetMap mapping.
OpenPlaceGuide is in an early phase - we look for contributors and partners. Introduce yourself
The purpose of this module is to discover OPG websites based on a location. OPG uses a federated approach. Anybody can add the area they are responsible for (in terms of moderating the business information) and 3rd party websites can discover those pages.
The API is centrally hosted at cloudflare and reachable at https://discover.openplaceguide.org/
The current idea is to keep the directory information in a GitHub repository and allow everybody to make pull requests to add new business information.
Adding businesses / shooting photos / writing texts can be additionally done as a paid service. Businesses offering this, shall invest into generally mapping the area they are active in OpenStreetMap.