In some sense OSM is "just" the database — what things exist and where are those things. A mapping product like Google/Apple Maps includes a lot more functiona

In some sense OSM is "just" the database — what things exist and where are those things. A mapping product like Google/Apple Maps includes a lot more functionality that often gets taken for granted. For instance: - A geocoding search engine to find places by name, address, or description - navigational directions - tiling and other data distribution (which is both software and hardware) - styling and UI There is a huge variety of open source options for this functionality, but it's hardly a plug and play thing, and quality varies wildly. Putting it all together is no small feat. Disclaimer: I work on Headway (https://about.maps.earth https://about.maps.earth) which is trying to make this kind of thing easier.