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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 (i
by grecy 7y ago
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 the number of times it hasn't been utterly perfect in 4 years of driving around 90,000 miles through 40 countries.
I have no idea how the maps can be so shockingly good in rural Ivory Coast or Burundi, but they are.
- boboguitar 7y agoDo you know if there's a way to do this with built in garmin navigation in cars?
- grecy 7y agoIf the Garmin in your dash has a memory card slot, or someway to update the maps, then likely yes.
- boboguitar 7y agoAwesome will have to do some investigation.
- kube-system 7y agoEh, I wouldn't be so sure there. Not sure if Garmin OEM stuff is any different, but many factory head units only load maps signed by the manufacturer.
- anticodon 7y agoSome countries are mapped poorly in OSM. Examples are: Mongolia and Cambodia. Many roads and buildings are missing.
- grecy 7y agoInteresting, like I said I've never seen a country that isn't shockingly good. I travelled extensively in 35 African countries - including a bunch you wouldn't expect to get good data for like The DRC, Burundi, Sudan, Mali, Gambia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, etc. As well as Belgium, France, Spain, Canada, USA
- macintux 7y agoIt's pretty bad in my city in the U.S., or at least was a few years ago when I last tried to volunteer some editing time. Guess I should look again.
- grecy 7y agoI just drove 35,000 miles around the US this summer through about 30 states, and OSM had absolutely every single road, intersection and detail I could ever hope for perfectly mapped. I used it solely for navigation in a ton of places I've never been before, and it was brilliant. What do you see lacking in your city?
- macintux 7y agoThings may have changed, but two notable omissions at the time: a restaurant that had been there for 30+ years, and the post office closest to me.
- anticodon 7y agoI lived for one year in Cambodia. Major roads are mapped, so you can generally navigate, but lots of small streets and roads are missing. Also, even in the capital most of the buildings are not mapped. I've mapped a few buildings and streets but didn't have time to do a lot. Also, it's incredibly hard for a foreigner that doesn't know Khmer language. Mongolia is poorly mapped on all maps, not just OSM. But OSM coverage was the poorest about one year ago. Don't know if it is improved since then.
- rmc 7y ago
- mtmail 7y agoWebsite design is lacking, but I use http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ to download routeable data when traveling.
- takeda 7y agoIs there a way to use that in build in car GPS? Like Toyota Prius 2015?
- seshagiric 7y agoIs there a way to do it for a Auto head unit? I would love to try using OSM in my car.
- patrickk 7y agoAny recommended Garmin model? When I check the OSM site, the information seems some what sparse.