  @ploum @organicmaps @peertube Organic Maps is amazing because it works fully offline. And OSM is great in general because of all the small things that are marked there. There's a single small water fountain beyond security at the Hamburg Airport, and it's tucked away on a separate floor so you'll only see it if you happen to go to one of the few gates there (I assume the shops that sell water in plastic bottles lobbied for this). But OSM has it, as well as the gates, defibrillators & more!  @watmildon Being able to find individual water fountains, bike parking spots, benches, etc is one of my favourite features of @organicmaps ! I've taken to micromapping all the local parks in case it helps someone find a shady place to hang out on a hot day. :)  @caos @fedibikes @ulfi @keno3003 @organicmaps wir haben gerade ne Woche Wanderurlaub im Berchtesgadener Land gemacht und ausschlieΓlich organic maps benutzt, ich habe Komoot keine Sekunde vermisst. @nicemicro @organicmaps thanks to all the contribution and organisers of such a useful app.
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 @organicmaps what's the best channel to keep updated and be able to use AndroidAuto? GPlay? F-Droid? Directly from GitHub via Obtanium?  @organicmaps @organicmaps  Note also that I as a user can (and do) use this map as a note-taking device: every time I find a shop that I'd like to re-visit, I make sure I have them on the map, incl opening hours and other contacts. @streetcomplete and @everydoor are great tools for this, but @organicmaps also allows doing this straight from the app! π This way, every time I write some of this down for my own use, everyone can profit from it. @organicmaps note that google returned only SIX results here. Out of which one is out of business and one is a duplicate. Which leaves us with four. @organicmaps returned ~25 results, and while not all of them are strictly-speaking cafΓ©s, most of them would be fine to sit down for a coffee, or have an obvious relation like having "CafΓ©" in the name. It's insane that google even fails to find shops like "Columbus CafΓ©" which is a french competitor to Starbucks, and which they *do* know about. Note also that I as a user can (and do) use this map as a note-taking device: every time I find a shop that I'd like to re-visit, I make sure I have them on the map, incl opening hours and other contacts. @streetcomplete and @everydoor are great tools for this, but @organicmaps also allows doing this straight from the app! π This way, every time I write some of this down for my own use, everyone can profit from it. TIL that @organicmaps has a (very WIP, but still) desktop app, and so now I can produce side-by-side comparisons. VoilΓ the query for "cafΓ©" in #Toulon Note also how the information is shown much more explicitly on the OrganicMaps view. The google map only becomes useful to #bike / #pedestrian once you zoom all the way in. Somehow their designers seem to be afraid of contrast or sth. π€· I just love how #OSM is so much better, thanks to all involved! π«Ά @organicmaps note that google returned only SIX results here. Out of which one is out of business and one is a duplicate. Which leaves us with four. @organicmaps returned ~25 results, and while not all of them are strictly-speaking cafΓ©s, most of them would be fine to sit down for a coffee, or have an obvious relation like having "CafΓ©" in the name. It's insane that google even fails to find shops like "Columbus CafΓ©" which is a french competitor to Starbucks, and which they *do* know about.  @ploum @romu700 @organicmaps Une petite comparaison rapide: je pense qu'il y en a ~3 fois plus sur OSM Y'a des gens qui s'Γ©tonnent que je n'utilise pas Google Maps... Γ gauche, le Knie Kinderzoo chez Google, Γ droite chez @organicmaps Enjoy traveling, and share a video version of Organic Maps Anthem!
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 Organicmaps is just so damn smooth! It is a shame that OSMAnd+ is so slow and bad at loading, and has a clunky UI. OrganicMaps has way too little features for me, like custom routing, more infos, etc.   @organicmaps I really like OM and I use it all the time except when it is important to have Traffic Information. Then I switch to Magic Earth. I know that it is not easy to get Traffic Information for OM, but maybe you can deal something with the Guys from Magic Earth. Maybe they are willing to help in any Way? @zverik Does the script also change IDs? What does "fix ids" mean? For readers' info, Organic Maps Editor doesn't store IDs and doesn't rely on them. Shoutout to the wonderful people of @organicmaps!! They make our trip to Berlin so easy ππ² No tracking! No crapware! No pesticides! Enjoy another song about Organic Maps! https://organicmaps.app/news/2024-04-27/organic-maps-privacy-and-freedom-anthem-driven-by-community/
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 @organicmaps  No tracking! No crapware! No pesticides! Enjoy another song about Organic Maps! https://organicmaps.app/news/2024-04-27/organic-maps-privacy-and-freedom-anthem-driven-by-community/
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@organicmaps One of our users has generated a song about Organic Maps. How does it sound to you? π Beneath the twinkling stars, I stroll hand in hand, ... more at https://organicmaps.app/news/2024-04-26/travel-with-organic-maps-song/  @organicmaps damn didn't know that music generation tools already do lyrics and voice synthesis, this sounds uncomfortably mainstream  @organicmaps sometimes the lyrics are a little hard to understand, but besides this the song is awesome Fun fact about @organicmaps? It can do public transport navigation with the Beijing Subway, that Google Maps can't. The time are still very off compared to local mapping apps, but it does work and if you don't care much about having exact times for arrival, it is worth using. Oh and if you need to buy tickets, just point people to the name of the subway station on the map, they'll manage :) @governa I do especially like @organicmaps as my backup mapping application, both for work and the side job. Both often involve going where there's little or no cell signal, so the ability to pre-download sections of map is HUGE. With the current #openstreetmap limitations in my area, it can't always get the fastest route, but so far always gets me there. Plus, it motivates me to get back into #osm to update the #maps and stay active. Super glad I stumbled upon @organicmaps and gave it a try! Not only does it do exactly what I needed, but I found the UI to be much simpler than Google Maps. Plus, open source, no ads, offline usage *and* privacy friendly? You got a lifetime user in me y'all π Thanks to the team for building it! π |
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