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@smallcircles I use it, along with OsmAnd, and OruxMaps, sometimes Locus Map. Four map apps! (the last two not open source either, but still OSM data). I don't have Google Maps installed at all any more. Sometimes though I do need to open something in the Google Maps web app, the address geolocating is often very patchy in the OSM-based apps sadly. Also, I often find very out of date business information (opening hours, etc) in OSM (partly my fault in my local area 🫣). 7 comments
 @nick @smallcircles Among some other apps, EveryDoor is quite convenient for POI updates - have you tried it? @richlv @smallcircles I'll try it it! I have Vespucci which is a bit overwhelming although powerful. Most motivating thing for me would be a local community of open street map do-gooders.... No time/energy to try and do that right now though.. @richlv @smallcircles really liking every door app, thanks for the tip! Available on fdroid too, which is big bonus points to me. Simple yet powerful interface. Let's see if I actually use it now.... I did have an issue with the map tiles when zooming in, it was blank. But switching to another option resolved that. Didn't investigate further. Oh the dream to get whole teams of civic minded people to make the data amazing. So much potential, all the tools are here already! @richlv @smallcircles local stickers would be cool too, like "find us on open street map" ... when I did my local shops a while back I went in to speak to them about open street map and what it was all about, but would be better to do it as part of a wider thing in the city... So get more trust or something than a random person. @nick @smallcircles Community - organising events, informing local general community clubs, schools etc could work. Not like a super-heavy activity, just low-key mentioning or quick announcements of mappy hours :) |
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@nick nice! I should be using OSM navigation. Now not using any navigation at all.. the old-fashioned way. And that is sometimes getting me really lost 😅
But that only matters if you need to be at an appointment at specific time, and some prep and leaving early enough will do the trick.