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I always use OSM while hiking. At least in Spain its coverage is much better than Google's. OSM shows the smallest trails where on Google Maps I'd be walking i
by GekkePrutser 5y ago
I always use OSM while hiking. At least in Spain its coverage is much better than Google's. OSM shows the smallest trails where on Google Maps I'd be walking in a totally green screen. There's also a local alternative called WikiLoc but they're paid and they don't allow payments outside the play store sadly.
Of course nothing beats a paper map for reliability but I tend to refer to OSM unless it's not available somehow.
- NGRhodes 5y agoOSM also shows far more land and terrain detail, in particular field and tree boundaries which makes it far more useful for wayfinding and deciding which options is more favourable, often a longer route is an easier walk, but you are left totally guessing with Google Maps.
- yoursunny 5y agoI wish OSM can show the trails instead of a green blob in some of our state parks. Maryland USA.
- tialaramex 5y agoAnybody can contribute, just go read their site which explains what you're agreeing to, sign up and start contributing. If you want to actually create a whole walking trail through a state park that might need tools (on which OSM's site can advise good choices for your platform) but where people's only problem is "The name of my street was spelled wrong" you can fix that from the web.
- matkoniecz 5y agoWhat you were using for viewing OSM data? Have you tried Osmand/mapy.cz?