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The AI mapped the missing road to the takeoff spot

The road to a takeoff spot they fly from was not on OpenStreetMap, though satellite images showed the track. They built a tool called osmctl, and the AI drove it and mapped the road.

How it works

  1. They see the track on satellite images but not on OpenStreetMap
  2. They build osmctl because no existing tool could fix it
  3. The AI drives osmctl and maps the road

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent did not just draw a picture of the road. The road is now on the public map.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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