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Everything #OpenStreetMap related is welcome: software releases, showing of your work, questions about how to tag something, as long as it has to do with OpenStreetMap or OpenStreetMap-related software.

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

Join OpenStreetMap and start mapping: https://www.openstreetmap.org.

There are many communication channels about OSM, many organized around a certain country or region. Discover them on https://openstreetmap.community

https://mapcomplete.org is an easy-to-use website to view, edit and add points (such as shops, restaurants and others)

https://learnosm.org/en/ has a lot of information for beginners too.

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When I first tried OsmAnd a few years ago it was overwhelming, there is so much to customize.

I tried it again recently and it really impresses me.

My OsmAnd ski profile shows me slope for avalanche risk and 3D relief so I don't need Fatmap, plus OsmAnd let's you download 7days of weather.

OsmAnd doing routing on hiking trails replaces my need for Gaia.

Really impressive work by the OsmAnd team.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is the one Android app I have used without discontinuity since almost the very beginning. So, around 13 years. The team behind it are fairly well organised and responsive, and the app continues to improve steadily. The fact that so few normies have even heard of it is still a source of mystery to me. It's a treasure.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

The UI is rather old fashioned and complicated and scales badly, scaring people away before they start.