OpenStreetMap (a large and popular open source map database) is facing a strange problem: Random fake beaches appear in places like backyards, church parking lots, and golf courses . And the community knows who's responsible: Pokémon Go players are trying to catch a rare new creature.

On April 22, Wiglett was added to Pokémon Go. This rare creature can only be found around real world beaches and large lake areas. So this means that if you live somewhere landlocked, then you will have to travel to the nearest large lake or river to catch the Wiglett. Or, if the lakes and rivers near you are not big enough for Wiglett to appear, you will need to go further, even abroad.

From here, a problem arises. As reported by 404 Media, many Pokémon Go players are manipulating and editing the real-world map data the game uses to add more beaches in the hopes of catching Wiglett without having to move. Pokémon Go currently uses OpenStreetMaps (a free, open source map engine similar to Wikipedia combined with Google Maps). And since players have already figured out the two “biomes” that Wiglett will spawn from, they can load OpenStreetMaps and add fake beaches wherever they want, which affects OpenStreetMaps' open database. suffer heavily.

In an April 27 thread, OpenStreetMap community members discovered the issue. In the past, this happened several times and all originated from Pokemon GO gamers. Every time the game updates a new creature, the map data in OpenStreetMap is accidentally edited.

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