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Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by boboguitar »

grecy wrote: post #45

For anyone that doesn't know, it's trivial to load OSM onto a Garmin GPS and use is for turn-by-turn navigation, for free. I've used it in over 40 countries (including Africa, Europe, North America) and it is staggeringly complete and accurate. From the mega capital cities to the tiniest village, it has every single dirt track, school, hospital, gas station, roundabout, intersection, etc. etc. I can count on one hand…

Do you know if there's a way to do this with built in garmin navigation in cars?

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#52

Post by freehunter »

ComodoHacker wrote: post #37

With all due respect to OSM, isn't "the world’s best map data" an exaggeration? Especially if we count satellite images as map data.

Satellite images don't work as maps simply because trees exist. I grew up in a national forest and looking at satellite images you'd never know my road existed, or all the roads that connect into it. The trees make a canopy over the road and it's impossible to tell there's anything under them.

Same problem with rivers... a lot of rivers show up the same color as the forest on satellite images so you'd never know there was a river there even if you can "see" the water.

Depending on the angle of the satellite, this problem exists in large cities as well. Roads are obscured by skyscrapers even at the slightest angle, and roads disappear from the picture without telling you if they went underground into tunnels or just ended.

Now, satellite pictures overlaid with map data, that works. But just satellite pictures by themselves isn't enough to navigate.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#53

Post by yohannparis »

have_faith wrote: post #41

I recently looked into using OSM for a side project and after going down a rabbit hole of researching 3rd party tools for generating (vector) tile sets and how to setup a tile server I eventually gave up (my mapping knowledge is limited to using Google Maps through their JS API). Can anyone point me in the direction of a more complete resource/tutorial that would help? Eager to get back on it at some point. I clicked…

If you do not want to go down the rabbit hole, then Mapbox.com is the best to start, and you can slowly learn the difference between layers, tiles, vectorial, and their JS API is one of the best in the market.

Then once you are comfortable, move to Leaflet, while keeping Mapbox tile service, and then build your own.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by ce4 »

lallysingh wrote: post #6
mkj wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Osmand for Android is pretty good, they should promote it.

Is there anything that renders the mapps prettier? The difference between osmand and Google maps is jarring.

You can change the map style if you want to. Settings, configure map, map style. You even can create your own style xml i think.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by ajsnigrutin »

Ok.. i want to serve tiles... ok, I go here: https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/

First option (Build a tile server using packages) ... i click on it.. ubuntu packages... i don't have ubuntu here, let's go back.

Second option (Build a tile server from source), takes me here: https://switch2osm.org/?page_id=76 ... where is the documentation? How do i build it from source?

Ok fsck it, let's try the "all in one solution"... https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/using-an-all-in-one-sol... ... "Page not found"

So.. either install ubuntu, or figure it out by myself?

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#56

Post by bambax »

A few years ago I did make my own tiles for Paris from OSM; it's pretty exciting to be able to design everything.

But it's a lot of work that has to be redone constantly to keep up with map changes... Not realistic for a small organization (or an individual!) unfortunately.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by tomcooks »

lukeqsee wrote: post #31
dastx wrote: post #4

I've tried over and over again to switch to OSM but everytime I've reverted back to Google Maps and Citymapper. I've even contributed to OSM to fix bits I'm around but it's hard. I don't drive so I rely heavily on public transport, and so for me that's the biggest selling point for any such tool. Unfortunately I've yet to find an OSM app that can do this in a useful manner as Citmapper and Google do. Unfortunately th…

Maps.me is what finally has allowed me to mostly switch with offline maps, good routing, and support for all modes of transit I use consistently. https://maps.me/

OSMand+~ is a much faster smartphone client, that cares about your privacy and doesn't spam you with ads.

You can find it on osmand.net, the F-Droid repository and the Play/ios store.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by grecy »

boboguitar wrote: post #51
grecy wrote: post #45

For anyone that doesn't know, it's trivial to load OSM onto a Garmin GPS and use is for turn-by-turn navigation, for free. I've used it in over 40 countries (including Africa, Europe, North America) and it is staggeringly complete and accurate. From the mega capital cities to the tiniest village, it has every single dirt track, school, hospital, gas station, roundabout, intersection, etc. etc. I can count on one hand…

Do you know if there's a way to do this with built in garmin navigation in cars?

If the Garmin in your dash has a memory card slot, or someway to update the maps, then likely yes.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by skinnyasianboi »

lukeqsee wrote: post #42
sergimansilla wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately it looks like they may share your data with third parties, which includes their parent company, mail.ru. I personally don’t trust them.

Oh wow, I wasn’t aware of this. I will definitely be re-evaluating them…

I switched from maps.me to osmand recently after I found out about the 20 tracker dependencies on the Exodus Privacy app. osmand has zero trackers and so many cool features that I use. Love it :)

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by ce4 »

moksly wrote: post #34

Has bug-correcting editing improved over the years? We use OSM quite a bit in the public sector because they aren’t snooping. Three years ago one of our internal routing systems broke because someone had reported the street leading up to our administration center as a one-way street in the wrong direction. This meant our 7000 employees couldn’t get compensation for any work related driving, and we couldn’t submit the…

Couldn't you have just tried contacting the editor who reversed your edit? I have had only one issue ever since (effed up a public transport relation - that got sorted out by mail, and now we're friends in real life), but my account is also almost a decade old now.
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