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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @pillar 4 Apr 2023 \ on: SatMap: Offer services for bitcoin and/or look for bitcoin friendly businesses bitcoin
What does this bring that btcmap.org doesn't?
Is the data behind satmap open or is it a walled garden?
btcmap is great. But my own experience of wanting to add my business to it was a bit problematic. As a web designer that works from home, they explicitly state that I am not allowed to list (unless I'm okay with random people coming to my home). So I wanted to create something that was a bit different, and that would allow businesses that do not wish to be tied to a specific address. So that was my inspiration to create Satmap.app - something where people could still define their general area, without divulging their address if they don't wish to. In addition, I wanted a nice filter mechanism to allow multiple filter facets to stack in a search based on geography, category, payment types, etc.
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Thanks a lot for the explanation. I hope you can build a nice repository there.
May I suggest something? Since btcmap simply uses underlying OSM data, perhaps you could read from there to fill satmap with the businesses that already exist there? And also do it the other way around: add business to OSM when they are listed in satmap.
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BTCmap is great and I think is more oriented towards brick & mortar shops.
Satmap I think is more like a listing of services that not necessary have to be in a specific location.
Both serve same purpose: Bitcoin adoption.
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Great questions
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