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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Curious for myself and the people on the thread, looks like it's based on OSM still. What does CoMaps offer over OSMAnd?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    OSM is not really a map app, it's a collaborative geo database. You can build apps of top of it, there are many many such apps. The https://openstreetmap.org/ website isn't really a map app and is mainly tailored for the needs of OSM contributors and editors.

    CoMaps is a map app that uses OSM data, and packages it in a nice, offline-first, private, and Open Source app that is quite good and easy to use.

    https://cartes.app/ is another app that uses OSM data, but works closer to your regular maps, being online-first, which has its pros and cons. Still quite private and Open Source though.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    OSM is not really a map app, it's a collaborative geo database. You can build apps of top of it, there are many many such apps. The https://openstreetmap.org/ website isn't really a map app and is mainly tailored for the needs of OSM contributors and editors.

    CoMaps is a map app that uses OSM data, and packages it in a nice, offline-first, private, and Open Source app that is quite good and easy to use.

    https://cartes.app/ is another app that uses OSM data, but works closer to your regular maps, being online-first, which has its pros and cons. Still quite private and Open Source though.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I should've been more specific, my fault 😅 OSMAnd vs CoMaps lol, my fault

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    OSMAnd is really good, but it's pretty slow with a clunky interface and an unpleasant theme. CoMaps has a very streamlined UI, a pleasant theme and very good performance.

    I still keep both since OSM is more feature rich especially for elevation (important when cycling), but for day to day use CoMaps is the one I use.

    Both are fully Open Source and use OSM data so I'm not worried much about them going to shit, though I'm under the impression CoMaps is non-profit more community built, while OSMAnd is a for small for-profit with still a community behind.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    I wasn't saying it was different from OSM, I was suggesting it as an OSM client.

    It offers superior user experience that is almost on par with Google Maps but without being Google Maps (and some things it does better, like more detailed instructions).

    It does highlight a lot of glaring issues with the OSM data itself though, be prepared for that - OSM lacks tons and tons of individual street addresses, which is very frustrating. I add them when I can but its too much on my own.

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