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Pretty cool, though I'd just want an app that shows hiking/walking tracks, even when zoomed out. OSM has such a great db of tracks, but trying to discover them

Pretty cool, though I'd just want an app that shows hiking/walking tracks, even when zoomed out. OSM has such a great db of tracks, but trying to discover them is near impossible unless you know they're there. (you gotta zoom in so far, as soon as you try to get an overview the tracks disappear)

Aachen 4y ago
> [but] you gotta zoom in so far If you'd share which software you're using, I can maybe suggest a solution. For the most common ones, the .org website and OsmAnd the Android app: - on osm.org you can click on layers on the right and select a different presentation. OSM is a database, not a software package. The available presets are a few demos basically, there are a thousand websites out there with their own style or you could make your own (easiest might be via a commercial provider like mapbox, I'm not sure). - OsmAnd: click on the mode you want to change, by default in browsing mode that's the world icon on the top left, scroll to the bottom section (translated from my German translation, it should be called Map Display Mode or so), and you can choose for e.g. UniRS whose help text (see top of screen after selecting) mentions it's for pedestrians and cyclists. In the same menu, I can also recommend Details->Show More Details, at least for browsing mode (in car navigation mode it might be less nice). One section above, you can also turn on walking routes, running routes, cycling routes, horse riding routes, etc. For regular use, you might want to enable that for a secondary profile though, as the screen usually is overwhelmed with even one of these sets of routes.
- wingworks 4y ago
  Hmm, the cycle map on osm.org is pretty much what I'm after, but for walking tracks. I do love mapbox's map style, and had a play with it to get the walk tracks to show at all zoom level, but only really got them to be red (and some black at higher zoom levels) https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/adriel/cite19m62004l2ip1xk6fbcb2.html?title=true&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYWRyaWVsIiwiYSI6ImNpdGUxODIzMzAzaDQybnA5aG1zYjV0NWgifQ.qWb2c8J0a23j1hgue0C09w#13.14/61.78683/-149.18322 https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/adriel/cite19m62004l2ip1xk6... I usually use maps.me, (and sometimes outdooractive, they have a walking layer, it's under paid plan, and even when I tried the paid, there walking layer didn't appear to do anything.) Thanks for the OsmAnd tips, and that does help a bit, the tracks stick around a little longer when zooming out, but not nearly long enough if I'm zoomed out to the 2km+ levels, they just disappear. I'm not really stuck to one app (or even mobile, computer or web based app would be fine too), if there is something out there that does it better I'll switch, though I won't pay much for it, I don't use it often enough. Unless it's a one time payment. Appreciate the tips, thank you.

Aachen 4y ago

> [but] you gotta zoom in so far If you'd share which software you're using, I can maybe suggest a solution. For the most common ones, the .org website and OsmAnd the Android app: - on osm.org you can click on layers on the right and select a different presentation. OSM is a database, not a software package. The available presets are a few demos basically, there are a thousand websites out there with their own style or you could make your own (easiest might be via a commercial provider like mapbox, I'm not sure). - OsmAnd: click on the mode you want to change, by default in browsing mode that's the world icon on the top left, scroll to the bottom section (translated from my German translation, it should be called Map Display Mode or so), and you can choose for e.g. UniRS whose help text (see top of screen after selecting) mentions it's for pedestrians and cyclists. In the same menu, I can also recommend Details->Show More Details, at least for browsing mode (in car navigation mode it might be less nice). One section above, you can also turn on walking routes, running routes, cycling routes, horse riding routes, etc. For regular use, you might want to enable that for a secondary profile though, as the screen usually is overwhelmed with even one of these sets of routes.

wingworks 4y ago
Hmm, the cycle map on osm.org is pretty much what I'm after, but for walking tracks. I do love mapbox's map style, and had a play with it to get the walk tracks to show at all zoom level, but only really got them to be red (and some black at higher zoom levels) https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/adriel/cite19m62004l2ip1xk6fbcb2.html?title=true&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYWRyaWVsIiwiYSI6ImNpdGUxODIzMzAzaDQybnA5aG1zYjV0NWgifQ.qWb2c8J0a23j1hgue0C09w#13.14/61.78683/-149.18322 https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/adriel/cite19m62004l2ip1xk6... I usually use maps.me, (and sometimes outdooractive, they have a walking layer, it's under paid plan, and even when I tried the paid, there walking layer didn't appear to do anything.) Thanks for the OsmAnd tips, and that does help a bit, the tracks stick around a little longer when zooming out, but not nearly long enough if I'm zoomed out to the 2km+ levels, they just disappear. I'm not really stuck to one app (or even mobile, computer or web based app would be fine too), if there is something out there that does it better I'll switch, though I won't pay much for it, I don't use it often enough. Unless it's a one time payment. Appreciate the tips, thank you.