Live data from Hacker News

Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back

telegra.ph

231–240 of 248 posts

Re: Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back

#231
post #5

Too bad, maps.me was by far the best maps application for non city use, and ideal for hiking. Commendable initiative to bring it back in its original version! A few examples of why it was so great: Simple, non social bookmarks. As in: place a bookmark so you don't get lost while hiking, or when you find a nice spot you want to come back to later. Yep, a utility feature that doesn't somehow map to some stoopid busines…

Check out pocket earth, the UI is a bit clumsy but it’s clearly a labour of love by the author and has served me well in such scenarios..

it's too early to say that the program failed

Re: Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back

#233
post #29
post #16

I do not know if it's available on iOS (I suspect no) but on Android I am a really happy user of Osmand. It uses Openstreetmap as maps provider and I always use it when hiking. It gives you the altitude profile of your route which is very useful.

OSMand is much more complete than maps.me. A usable alternative to gmaps for me.

I always download new maps for cities and countries. There will be no problems in the future

Re: Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back

#235

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For hiking, check out https://en.mapy.cz/turisticka . While it focuses on central Europe, it regularly imports OSM data worldwide and I found the coverage pretty good.

Norway-specific, but https://norgeskart.no/ is insanely detailed for hiking, skiing, etc.

my friend was in Oslo. And he used only maps.me because the app is really reliable for a lot functions everywhere

Re: Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back

#237

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For hiking, check out https://en.mapy.cz/turisticka . While it focuses on central Europe, it regularly imports OSM data worldwide and I found the coverage pretty good.

It's a questions to our habbits but i'd like maps.me

I have been using it for a long time, while the update did not affect me in anyway

Re: Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back

#240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For hiking, check out https://en.mapy.cz/turisticka . While it focuses on central Europe, it regularly imports OSM data worldwide and I found the coverage pretty good.

It's a questions to our habbits but i'd like maps.me

Exactly!I don't know how to live without maps.me.So many times, the app has helped me
Post reply on HN