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Street addresses don't work? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22847797

Osmand doesn't appear to be able to locate street addresses. Like if I input something like "123 4th Street" all it can do is offer some cross streets, which may be miles away from my intended location.

Is there a way to augment it's data so street addresses work? Maybe there's a service I can add?

Similarly, it doesn't know the names of many businesses.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

@pr06lefs @schnurrito @openstreetmap

Because not everyone lives somewhere where open data exists. Even that map of a single country shows that
~40%(?) of the country is missing the relevant data.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    And the license maybe not compatible in some states:

    Seven (7) Dark purple states may have data that is not in the public domain including: Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, and South Dakota.

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