He says he has had permission. Given that it’s a mostly 1 person project it’s possibly true.

And there are apps that make it very very easy and fun. Check out street complete.

You can contribute them!

There’s a pretty barebones editor in Organic Maps, but you can also check out Street Complete and Every door (more advanced and less user friendly, though insanely efficient)

Oh, I see what you mean. I thought you meant using your phone as a trackpad sorry

Kde connect has that I think