An open alternative to Swarm
I've used Foursquare (and later Swarm) since I can remember. I never understood the need for separate applications, but there are features from the combination that I really like.
- the ability to keep a record of places I've been
- the ability to see places popular with locals and not tourists
- the ability to see safe bets (places where friends have been) when I'm somewhere new
The downside is that I have very little control over who gets access to my data. I'm constrained in how I can use that data. Above all though, it is unclear who else is being given access to my data and how they are using it. I've stopped using Swarm as a result.
An open, federated (fediverse.party) version of Swarm/Foursquare that I can use to record my location history.
- ability to see a list of venues near my current location
- ability to record a visit to at a particular venue
- ability to see a list of venues I have visited
- allow multiple users to use a single instance of the application
- allow users to add or modify venue details
- allow users to publish a federated stream
- allow users to subscribe to federated streams
This project is in the exploratory stage. Contribution and discussion of all types is welcomed. We are currently working on identifying and prioritising initial tasks. You can view the project backlog or find us in the #proj-here channel on the CodeBuddies Slack workspace.