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I self host OSM by using OSMAnd+ on my phone and downloading the maps of the areas I move to. I'm not particularly interested in directions so I don't know if t

I self host OSM by using OSMAnd+ on my phone and downloading the maps of the areas I move to. I'm not particularly interested in directions so I don't know if they work well. It's missing all the satellite and street view layers and they are the main reason I often go to Google Maps.

maxerickson 4y ago
OSMAnd/OSM data varies a good bit by region. In the US, missing addresses are often the only significant issue with directions (and for OSMAnd, no live traffic data).
aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
> I'm not particularly interested in directions What's your use case?
- pmontra 4y ago
  I use it build new tracks for cycling and record them. I explore the map (the OSM road type layer and Google satellite view), place markers about 10 meters after the intersections on the road I must take, follow them. I use my old and smaller phone on a phone holder on the handlebar. The screen is almost always turned off. I turn it on when I know I'm about to need to know where to go. I usually remember the places the next time I cycle on the same road. Navigation when driving my car: not every month, not many times per year. After all I know the roads, I don't need somebody to tell me where to turn. When I do, it's usually the last km, when the chances to miss an intersection are higher. On main roads or close to home, not so much.
franga2000 4y ago
You can enable the "Microsoft Earth" layer for sattelite imagery in OsmAnd, which is (at least in my region) even better than Google's. I have it set as the "underlay map", which means it's drawn on top of OSM background elements, but below roads, buildings and markings. It also gives you a slider right on the map view to adjust the opacity of the OSM elements so you can see just sattelite imagery when you need it or even set it to somewhere in between. As for Street View, while I haven't looked into getting it into OsmAnd, Mapillary has an official plugin and while its coverage isn't really comparable, it does often have newer images and often saves me an app switch if I just need to see anything in a general area.
- pmontra 4y ago
  Thank you. I didn't know about those layers. Very useful! I did know about Mapillary. I'll check if its coverage got better.

maxerickson 4y ago

OSMAnd/OSM data varies a good bit by region. In the US, missing addresses are often the only significant issue with directions (and for OSMAnd, no live traffic data).

aaaaaaaaata 4y ago

> I'm not particularly interested in directions What's your use case?

pmontra 4y ago
I use it build new tracks for cycling and record them. I explore the map (the OSM road type layer and Google satellite view), place markers about 10 meters after the intersections on the road I must take, follow them. I use my old and smaller phone on a phone holder on the handlebar. The screen is almost always turned off. I turn it on when I know I'm about to need to know where to go. I usually remember the places the next time I cycle on the same road. Navigation when driving my car: not every month, not many times per year. After all I know the roads, I don't need somebody to tell me where to turn. When I do, it's usually the last km, when the chances to miss an intersection are higher. On main roads or close to home, not so much.

franga2000 4y ago

You can enable the "Microsoft Earth" layer for sattelite imagery in OsmAnd, which is (at least in my region) even better than Google's. I have it set as the "underlay map", which means it's drawn on top of OSM background elements, but below roads, buildings and markings. It also gives you a slider right on the map view to adjust the opacity of the OSM elements so you can see just sattelite imagery when you need it or even set it to somewhere in between. As for Street View, while I haven't looked into getting it into OsmAnd, Mapillary has an official plugin and while its coverage isn't really comparable, it does often have newer images and often saves me an app switch if I just need to see anything in a general area.

pmontra 4y ago
Thank you. I didn't know about those layers. Very useful! I did know about Mapillary. I'll check if its coverage got better.