OpenStreetMap Reviews and details

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• Waterway Map

  You can go to https://openstreetmap.org/ , zoom in and enable the map data layer. From there history is accessible. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Bike rack capacity

  Hi! I am working on a project mapping bike racks around my city on OpenStreetMap. One of the attributes that I tag is the rack's capacity, but I haven't come to a conclusion about the capacity of these wave-shaped racks:. Source: 11 months ago

• Get full name of a admin unit in a admin unit hierarchy like Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America

  I need the bounding boxes of all adminstrative units in a specific region from the largest (e.g. The state) to the smallest (whatever this is called) including the full name of the district. What I mean by that is what is displayed on openstreetmap.org when I search for e.g. Brooklyn: it will be displayed in the search results as "Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America" – the names joined from... Source: 11 months ago

• Protomaps – A free and open source map of the world

  It's OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Natural Earth (public domain) currently * http://openstreetmap.org * http://naturalearthdata.com. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Coffee Decor Pikmin

  Pikmin Bloom sources Decor locations from OpenStreetMap, it’s not always 100%, but it’s close enough. Source: 12 months ago

• Pittsburgh busways

  On which map? Yes, I know you probably mean the default on openstreetmap.org, but it's important to specify, because that's just a single output on a single website. Source: over 1 year ago

• AEO not removing comments anymore?

  If you need maps you'd better use openstreetmap.org. They only want a copyright notice if you use screenshots. Source: over 1 year ago

• Tesla Directions Wrong, Google Map right. How do I fix tesla navigation?

  Check that it is correct on openstreetmap.org. It is known that Tesla uses Google Maps, and openstreetmap as sources for its navigation, and those are the only two sources you can do anything about. You can edit openstreetmap yourself, and you can suggest an edit to Google maps to fix problems. Source: over 1 year ago

• Tool I created for generating annual suncharts for anywhere on Earth taking building and terrain shadows into account - shademap.app/sunchart

  You can find your home and check it's height on openstreetmap.org then update create an account and update the data. I've actually never done this. Source: over 1 year ago

• How to change map langage/alphabet?

  Maybe its a bug? Have you checked openstreetmap.org? You can query features of e.g. The street you are looking at. You should have have something like name:en additional to name=whatever. Could also be ref=. Source: over 1 year ago

• How easy is it to live car free in Marburg?

  On CyclOSM via openstreetmap.org you can always check the biking infrastructure for any place. It is open source and community-based, so maybe some changes will not be updated in real time but still very reliable in Germany. For Marburg: Https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/50.8024/8.7688&layers=Y. Source: over 1 year ago

• Reddit Alternative for /r/flashlight

  Organic Maps - maps app using Open Street Map, fully functional without an internet connection with turn-by-turn navigation (including biking, walking, and public transit). Source: over 1 year ago

• Are there any good digital atlases?

  I think what you're looking for is different renderings of OpenStreetMap. Source: over 1 year ago

• How can I create a osm url with gps point included to share?

  Your question isn't very clearly worded, but I think what you want is the "share" button on the openstreetmap.org website and then checking the "include marker" checkbox? Source: over 1 year ago

• Extracting addresses from OpenStreetMaps

  This project is born in order to provide quality addresses with worldwide coverage under an open license, by directly extracting addresses from the raw data dumps of OpenStreetMap. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• Some mapping work I've done in OpenStreetMap over the last 2 years

  You are looking at screenshots of https://openstreetmap.org. The map includes details like roads, landcover, buildings, and waterways. Source: over 1 year ago

• Parking lots along a Stroad in Orem, Utah. About 15% of the land use in the outlined area is parking.

  Not to be negative, but if the people that built these maps could do their mapping on, or upload their mapping to, openstreetmap.org, then this data could be preserved and made available for others to use and add to dynamically rather than as a static image. Source: over 1 year ago

• Topographic map making

  If you just want a map of paths have a look at openstreetmap.org you may find someone has already mapped them. If not they have a lot of tools to help you add them to a map that everyone can benefit from. Source: over 1 year ago

• OpenRailwayMap won't update

  Unless it is the standard layer on openstreetmap.org, don't expect your edits to show up quickly. Depending on the service, it can be days, weeks, months, until you see your changes reflect in different maps and different services. Source: over 1 year ago

• Navigation app that isn't a subscription

  OsmAnd is based on the same data (OpenStreetMap) like MAPS.me but has way more features and can be customized to the max. The data can be downloaded and is then offline available. However, I don't know if the elevation data is for free. Source: over 1 year ago

• osm file onto basecamp

  I downloaded the section I wanted as a map on my device from openstreetmap.org. The downloaded file was map.osm (7.5 MB). Source: over 1 year ago