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A confusion that I had at first before going further into the Openstreetmap ecosystem: OSM is not a ready to use app and some alternative to Google Maps the app

A confusion that I had at first before going further into the Openstreetmap ecosystem: OSM is not a ready to use app and some alternative to Google Maps the app, it's a lower level database on which front-ends renderings with a tileset can be built to serve different usages. If you go to openstreetmap.org you will not see much, but click on "Edit" and zoom in close and you'll get a better idea of the data layer. Edit: to further clarify the stack, Mapbox is a collection of tools for creating maps from OSM data.

alphaomegacode 6y ago
As someone new to mapping and who wants to learn in a React or JS/web context, are there any articles,tutorials, books or videos you would suggest?
- tarsinge 6y ago
  I think starting with Leaflet and building from that should give you a good understanding of the building blocks for web mapping: https://leafletjs.com/examples.html https://leafletjs.com/examples.html
mtmail 6y ago
https://benmaps.fr/ https://benmaps.fr/ is an example of using mapbox components (which in turn use OSM data) to create a Google Maps app.
- Krasnol 6y ago
  That's a really sexy map. I like the traffic switch.
lukeqsee 6y ago
Correct. OSM has spawned many companies, Mapbox being the most well-known that offers general services.
teambayleaf 6y ago
A really cool frontend for OSM is https://mapscii.me https://mapscii.me. You can try it out via: $ telnet mapscii.me (Use arrow keys to move, and a/z to zoom in/zoom out) I was totally blown away when I first connected to it.
- nanna 6y ago
  In awe! You can also use the mouse to navigate around like on a gui map.
- majewsky 6y ago
  I only get this: $ telnet mapscii.me Trying 144.76.97.34... Connected to mapscii.me. Escape character is '^]'. _ Then nothing more happens. Arrow keys just get printed back out like with `cat`: ^[[A^[[D^[[B^[[C Eventually I get "Connection closed by foreign host." This is on Arch Linux with telnet from inetutils. Am I holding something wrong?
- gnufx 6y ago
  That is rather wonderful but, of course, one typically can't use telnet at work "because security". I got left with it in a mode printing escapes afterwards, and needed reset(1), but I guess that's telnet's fault, unless TERM is wrong.

alphaomegacode 6y ago

As someone new to mapping and who wants to learn in a React or JS/web context, are there any articles,tutorials, books or videos you would suggest?

tarsinge 6y ago
I think starting with Leaflet and building from that should give you a good understanding of the building blocks for web mapping: https://leafletjs.com/examples.html https://leafletjs.com/examples.html

mtmail 6y ago

https://benmaps.fr/ https://benmaps.fr/ is an example of using mapbox components (which in turn use OSM data) to create a Google Maps app.

Krasnol 6y ago
That's a really sexy map. I like the traffic switch.

lukeqsee 6y ago

Correct. OSM has spawned many companies, Mapbox being the most well-known that offers general services.

teambayleaf 6y ago

A really cool frontend for OSM is https://mapscii.me https://mapscii.me. You can try it out via: $ telnet mapscii.me (Use arrow keys to move, and a/z to zoom in/zoom out) I was totally blown away when I first connected to it.

nanna 6y ago
In awe! You can also use the mouse to navigate around like on a gui map.
majewsky 6y ago
I only get this: $ telnet mapscii.me Trying 144.76.97.34... Connected to mapscii.me. Escape character is '^]'. _ Then nothing more happens. Arrow keys just get printed back out like with `cat`: ^[[A^[[D^[[B^[[C Eventually I get "Connection closed by foreign host." This is on Arch Linux with telnet from inetutils. Am I holding something wrong?
gnufx 6y ago
That is rather wonderful but, of course, one typically can't use telnet at work "because security". I got left with it in a mode printing escapes afterwards, and needed reset(1), but I guess that's telnet's fault, unless TERM is wrong.