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Doesn't OSM have corporate donors? (I'd be happy to know it's not reliant on them)
It's called corporate members https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Corporate_Members Goes from 750 Euro per year up to 30.000 per year. Those prices were raised in 2023. (disclaimer: I work for a silver sponsor)
Probably offtopic, but is there a good way to use OSM for on-the-fly route finding on Android (pref bike)? I like to fiddle with stuff just like the next HN commenter, but last time I tried this with OsmAnd I quickly gave up, it's not in the same league as Google Maps, it's not even the same sport. What I want: "Open the app, search for a destination, hit a button and get shown a route from my current location". Did…
GraphHopper has an app in fdroid store including navigation: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.graphhopper.maps/ Unlike most OSM apps it requires an internet connection but has the advantage of an address search with auto complete and alternative routes. And on bigger or wide screens you get lots of details about the path in an elevation widget in the bottom right. It also comes with a custom model editor (gear button…
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GraphHopper has an app in fdroid store including navigation: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.graphhopper.maps/ Unlike most OSM apps it requires an internet connection but has the advantage of an address search with auto complete and alternative routes. And on bigger or wide screens you get lots of details about the path in an elevation widget in the bottom right. It also comes with a custom model editor (gear button…
The app is super responsive and the routing almost instant. Great work, I just knew about the website before I read this comment.
Probably offtopic, but is there a good way to use OSM for on-the-fly route finding on Android (pref bike)? I like to fiddle with stuff just like the next HN commenter, but last time I tried this with OsmAnd I quickly gave up, it's not in the same league as Google Maps, it's not even the same sport. What I want: "Open the app, search for a destination, hit a button and get shown a route from my current location". Did…
I do just that on a regular basis with OsmAnd+. It's not Google Maps, has its rough edges but does it's job, provided your area is well covered. For me two main drawbacks are no traffic and slow route [re]calculation, because it happens on device.
Last I looked at it, the search didn't really support the obvious 'keyword near me' sort of query that most people are going to want to do.
Later: just took a look and it does a lot better. OSM POI data can be pretty hit and miss though.
Probably offtopic, but is there a good way to use OSM for on-the-fly route finding on Android (pref bike)? I like to fiddle with stuff just like the next HN commenter, but last time I tried this with OsmAnd I quickly gave up, it's not in the same league as Google Maps, it's not even the same sport. What I want: "Open the app, search for a destination, hit a button and get shown a route from my current location". Did…
GraphHopper has an app in fdroid store including navigation: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.graphhopper.maps/ Unlike most OSM apps it requires an internet connection but has the advantage of an address search with auto complete and alternative routes. And on bigger or wide screens you get lots of details about the path in an elevation widget in the bottom right. It also comes with a custom model editor (gear button…