Lets surpass the r/organicmaps community

2 years ago by Sunshine (she/her) to c/organicmaps

The Reddit community has 735 subscribers that's 393 (44%) more than what we have and is 214 days older.

I will try keep posting here so this one can be the go to place for the discussion.

Zagorath 29 points 2 years ago

Interesting, I'm here from /all. What exactly is Organic Maps, and what's its connection to OpenStreet Maps?

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Sunshine 30 points 2 years ago

Organic Maps is open source, beautiful and private. The app uses map data from Openstreetmap.

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Zagorath 17 points 2 years ago

Ah right. So it's like a front-end alternative UI to OSM, basically?

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hemko 13 points 2 years ago

Yeah, and very good one especially when it comes to cycling and walking routes - including forest trails, but I'm also using it for navigation when driving. Damn solid piece of software

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impolitecarry 12 points 2 years ago

Exactly, yes. One key difference in android v/s OSMand is that organic maps' route calculation is way faster.

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Zagorath 11 points 2 years ago

Holy shit, just had a look at their Google Play entry and I fucking love how highly responsive they are to their users. Definitely gonna download it and give it a go.

Sunshine, consider yourself one user closer to overtaking Reddit xD

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granolabar 11 points 2 years ago

It ain't Google maps ready but for any FOSS enthusiast it is the proper choice esp once you install TTS service

It works

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Sunshine 10 points 2 years ago

I have been contributing to the osm database a lot recently so that is quickly changing.

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eatham 4 points 2 years ago

Bike route directions are way better than gmaps, in my area the main thing is the shops shown not being up to date

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granolabar 4 points 2 years ago

Allegedly you can get a tool and update them yourself

OSM something its an app on fdriod

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eatham 2 points 2 years ago

I can edit the map, and I do often, but I haven't gotten around to updating the shops yet.

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Sunshine 2 points 2 years ago

You could be the one to add the shops as the built in editor is great for adding details.

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eatham 2 points 2 years ago

See my reply to granolabar above

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AlecSadler 5 points 2 years ago

Joined!

I use OrganicMaps for viewing my own collection of my daily GPS coordinates, it's pretty handy for recalling where you were / when and not having to sell out to Google Location History to do so.

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NanoooK 4 points 2 years ago

How does it compare to Magic Earth?

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Jomn 3 points 2 years ago

I use them for different purposes. Magic Earth for when I drive since it includes in real time traffic data, Organic Maps for everything else.

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Sunshine 1 point 2 years ago

Having third-party apps are great as it encourages the most competition for user interface design and features.

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hangonasecond 4 points 2 years ago

I'm doing my part!

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Sunshine 3 points 2 years ago

You have the right to a good user experience and privacy!

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eatham 3 points 2 years ago

Sounds good

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organicmaps

@sopuli.xyz

Overview:

Organic Maps is a free open-source Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists based on top of crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and curated with love by MapsWithMe (Maps.Me) founders back from 2021.

Download Organic Maps from: