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Everything #OpenStreetMap related is welcome: software releases, showing of your work, questions about how to tag something, as long as it has to do with OpenStreetMap or OpenStreetMap-related software.

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

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There are many communication channels about OSM, many organized around a certain country or region. Discover them on https://openstreetmap.community

https://mapcomplete.org is an easy-to-use website to view, edit and add points (such as shops, restaurants and others)

https://learnosm.org/en/ has a lot of information for beginners too.

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OSM on android (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by JackOfNoTrades@lemmy.world to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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Hi everyone im new to the OSM community but eager to contribute. Im curious how many of you use OSM on android phones and how you interact with it. I'm interested both in terms of contributing but also using it for its map functionality e.g. navigation. Based in my early research so far the most popular apps seem to be:

OsmAnd
Vespucci
Maps.me
StreetComplete
Organic maps
Magic Earth

Im really looking for your opinions on what apps are worth using and for what purpose. Do you just use one app or multiple apps for different purposes. Which app would you recommend to your tech savvy friend and which to your mum? There's probably a bunch more i haven't mentioned so please also highlight them and any strengths or weaknesses they have. Thanks 😊

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[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fully degoogled myself over a year ago, tested every OSM-based map software I could find, here's my short conclusion:

For non-techy users who wanna get rid of Google maps but want an easy no muss no fuss, Magic Earth. IMO, it's the closest you can get to Google maps without using Google.

Has basic traffic routing, pretty good with addresses and locations, clean UI, overall very solid app.

I also use OSMand, it's both better and worse than Magic Earth. It's NOT for beginners IMO, the defaults are pretty horrible. Messy UI, confusing interface, slow and cluttered. But OSMand is a tinkerer's app, if you have the time and interest, you can make it work very well and look pretty good too.

[–] JackOfNoTrades@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My first impression of OsmAnd was that it's cluttered and unintuitive so it's interesting to see how many people recommend it. Will try to tinker and see if I can get it to work for me.

Also magic earth and organic are both ones I'm gonna have to compare to find which suits me as my primary navigation app

[–] zemon@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Funnily enough, from the first time I felt OSMAnd more intuitive than gmaps. Overwhelming setting options, yeah, but it felt like home to me.

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