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Pokémon Go players are altering public map data (OSM) to catch rare Pokémon

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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/pokemon-go-players-are-altering-public-map-data-to-catch-rare-pokemon/
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  • #OpenStreetMap
  • #Pokémon Go
  • #Gaming
  • Pokémon Go remains popular with millions of active players and significant annual revenue.
  • The game continuously adds new Pokémon, starting with 151 in 2016 and now including monsters from Scarlet and Violet.
  • Wiglett and Wugtrio, new Pokémon inspired by Diglett and Dugtrio, are restricted to beach biomes in the game.
  • Landlocked players have added fake beaches to OpenStreetMap to access these Pokémon, leading to incorrect beach tags in residential and recreational areas.
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