Here is what is missing in the popular #OSM based #FOSS apps (#OsmAnd, @CoMaps & @organicmaps) from being a potential replacement for GMaps.
1. Photos & Reviews are two most important things that are missing right now. @mangroveReviews and @lib_reviews are here to fill the reviews gap. #WikimediaCommons, @panoramax are here to fill the photos gap.
2. Crowdsourced Real time Traffic data. I couldn't find any #opendata platform yet. Though I saw an empty repo created under the CoMaps project. 🤞
Great! Welcome to the #OpenStreetMap community 🙂
Please note that the #OrganicMaps developer community has forked it under the name @CoMaps due to governance and future takeover concerns. #CoMaps has replaced Organic Maps as my first recommendation for an OSM app.
#OsmAnd has been mentioned as a more powerful alternative to CoMaps/Organic Maps. However, if someone doesn’t need offline maps (maybe they’re low on storage), or maybe you need to share a place on OSM with someone who doesn’t have CoMaps/Organic Maps/OsmAnd installed - check out osmapp.org/ (@osmapp), which is a progressive web app with multilingual vector tiles, navigation, photos from Wikimedia Commons, 3D buildings, indoor maps, and more.
mapcomplete.org/ (@MapComplete) is another web app worth checking out. It works on all devices, the concept of themed maps helps you discover some of the possibilities of OSM, and it has a beginner-friendly quiz-like editor similar to StreetComplete.
Most notably, #MapComplete shows you photos of places (including photos of restaurant menus!) from #Panoramax (@panoramax) , and ratings and reviews from #MangroveReviews (@mangroveReviews) …and it allows you to easily add them yourself using only your OSM account. Panoramax and Mangrove Reviews are libre (“open”) data projects just like OSM, and can help all OSM apps.
I’ve heard that Magic Earth (proprietary) uses OSM data and has traffic information too. Worth a look?
MapComplete is a platform to visualize OpenStreetMap on a specific topic and to easily contribute data back to it.mapcomplete.org
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) has been live since last week, what you've missed:
* More categories and a Client bugfix WiP
* More appid and key changes
* #DAVx5 now with #UnifiedPush support
* #FennecFDroid search engine shenanigans, check your settings now!
* 15 years on #OSMAnd and better navigation
+ 4 new apps
& 131 more updates
Get up to speed: f-droid.org/2025/07/03/twif.ht…
This Week in F-DroidTWIF curated on Thursday, 03 Jul 2025, Week 27F-Droid coreUnattended updates spoiled us all, updates come and go, no need to ever open th...f-droid.org
Just so you know, #OsmAnd is celebrating its 15th anniversary with 50% off its plans, which you can now pay for directly without paying the 'app tax' to Google or Apple.
I highly recommend OsmAnd — it's a Swiss army knife for maps! Open source. Based on #OpenStreetMap.
It took almost 9.5 years to make 20,000 edits with OsmAnd for OpenStreetMap. Thanks to Quick Action it has recently become easier and faster. But since the introduction of Streetcomplete and especially Mapcomplete, I've been mapping a little less with OsmAnd lately. Let's see how long I need for the next 10,000.
#OSM #OpenStreetMap #Osmand #MapComplete #streetcomplete #mapping #maps
When I started mapping the first additions in the OsmaAnd app for Openstreetmap at the end of 2015, I never thought I would make 1 million changes. Entered in OsmAnd and then in Potlach2 (because it was beginner-friendly). Then later iD and other apps. Like Mapcomplete, Streetcomplete or Everydoor. 1
I can only recommend just getting started.
#osm #OpenStreetMap #osmand #MapComplete #streetcomplete #EveryDoor #Karten #Landkarte #map #opensource
We would also like to #welcome all people joining us today! If you are switching over from #Twitter, #X, #Facebook, #Instagram: welcome into a truly federated social network.
While you've made the switch, consider also moving away from that other big corporation named #Google: a great alternative is #OpenStreetMap . There are many apps (such as @organicmaps or #osmand)
There are also a lot of maps about a specific topic. You can find a collection of them on mapcomplete.org
MapComplete is a platform to visualize OpenStreetMap on a specific topic and to easily contribute data back to it.mapcomplete.org
Das mobile Betriebssystem Android gilt bei vielen noch immer als Nachzügler, wenn es um eine zugängliche (barrierefreie) Bedienung der…DroidBlind
I participated in the #OsmAnd anniversary quiz and now I've won 3 months of OsmAnd pro... Except that:
- I don't need it, as I use the full version from #FDroid
- despite that, I somehow still pay a monthly fee to them. (I'm actually not sure who pays that bill though 🤷 )
In other words, send me a PM if you want three months of OsmAnd Pro.
The manual on how to activate is here: osmand.net/promo/manual/#engli…
You'll need either an Apple or Google account for this.
Hledání náhrady za Mapy.cz
O mobilních, webových a desktopových aplikacích, které mě zaujaly při hledání náhrady za Mapy.cz.
#LocusMap #mapy #mapyCz #Nextcloud #OpenStreetMap #OrganicMaps #OSM #OsmAnd #OsmAPP #Seznam
blog.eischmann.cz/2024/06/05/h…
Op 29 maart is er een #OpenStreetMap #meetup in #gent
Idereen met interesse in digitale #kaarten, #cartografie #gps-applicaties (zoals bv. #Komoot, #RouteYou, #OsmAnd, ...) is welkom om meer te weten te komen over dit #OpenSource platform.
Alle info op mobilizon.openstreetmap.fr/eve…
(English below) Een gezellig samenkomen voor iedereen die interesse heeft in OpenStreetMap en digitale kaarten - van totale beginner tot expert.mobilizon.openstreetmap.fr
locus je velmi fajn, placena verze za tech par korun stoji
prestal jsem ho pouzivat s prechodem na grapheneos (nevedel jsem jak tam dostat placenou appku) a presel na #OsmAnd ktery muzu taktez doporucit (ale podporu pro geocaching asi nema)
You probably heard of #OsmAnd, the swiss knife map app that uses #OpenStreetMap data, but do you know that there's a web-based interface, too?
Check out osmand.net/map, and plan your trips with routing, and various map rendering options, while doing so in the comfort of your desktop browser.
It even includes weather forecasts, if you're trying to avoid getting wet for your weekend ride.
You don't even need to register for an #OsmAnd, or #OpenStreetMap account to use it.
