I was personally looking for brands not on the BDS list (e.g. e.l.f., Huda, NARS, Tarte, Milani, Lush, Laneige, Étude, Charlotte Tilbury, and loads of Indian brands like Nykaa, Swiss Beauty, MARS, ColorBar, …), but I usually map all of them anyway.
(This constantly reminds me of why diversity is important for OSM - not many men would add POIs like this in such detail. Hell, it took me quite some time to work up the courage to actually walk into these shops to observe the brands they sell 😅)
Of course, mapping in malls also means…indoor mapping 😇 I love seeing indoor maps on OSM, and I hope routers can start supporting them soon. I recently also learned that, in addition to OsmAPP.org, Cartes.app is another app that uses IndoorEqual to display indoor features…and it also displays 3D buildings in color!
Saket - add 12 shops, 5 amenities, 10 building details, corridors (Achavi)
DLF Mall of India - add 12 shops, 11 amenities, building details, corridors; fix duplicate building and POIs (Achavi)
Most of the indoor mapping in this post has been done by estimation + Vespucci’s indoor mode, without any actual measurement or published plans. The results can be surprisingly decent. But I also took photos of the floor plans…let’s map from them soon 🙂 These malls could make for good mapping party venues as the summer gets worse.
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