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It might be a nice alternative to a Pokemon Go, but just as a case in point to all those who claim that "OSM is data, not an application" (so, last that I check
by krick 6y ago
It might be a nice alternative to a Pokemon Go, but just as a case in point to all those who claim that "OSM is data, not an application" (so, last that I checked, pretty much everyone in the OSM community): I would really feel the pressure to use StreetComplete a lot, if there was a way for me to actually use OSM in the daily life. The best in-browser app that I know is osm.org, and the best Android app is OsmAnd (which is quite a bit better than osm.org, by the way): and you need to be extremely pro-FOSS (as opposed to pro-usability) to abandon much hated GoogleMaps in favor of them.
- mkl 6y agoMaps.Me is a lot smoother to use than OsmAnd.
- adrianN 6y agoI use OSM maps on my Garmin GPS. It works really well.
- Doctor_Fegg 6y agoOr, just, not a motorist. OSM apps and maps are streets ahead of Google for walking and cycling.
- globular-toast 6y agoI mean, I am "pro-FOSS", but I use OSM when walking and cycling because it's simply the best data source out there. I've used it all over the world from the Peak District, to European cities, to remotest South Africa. Osmand is great but maybe you should consider that there is no one app to solve all of your problems, especially given that you've already accepted that OSM is data, not an app. There's Osmand for outdoors kind of stuff, maps.me for a simpler, slicker Google maps like experience, Graph Hopper for advanced routing and planning, cycle.travel and others for cycling, hike maps, transport maps, the list goes on.