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what are your favorite maps for osmand and other map apps? (programming.dev)

submitted 11 months ago by juli@programming.dev to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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There are a lot of online maps. What do you use? What's your favorite? Is one funny/ strange?

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[–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been trying to use Magic Earth more often as a Google Maps replacement. Occasionally I’ll find something that isn’t mapped and then I’ll go map it.

[–] ggnoredo@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Magic earth is the best but having no to little traffic info make it useless

[–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don’t use the traffic data that often (basically never) but it seems just fine to me. I’m not getting any more or any less that I would with Google Maps

[–] ggnoredo@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Not able to see closed roads for months is not ideal navigation but other than that magic earth is the best navigation app

[–] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

I use it for bus and train times (when the trains are not on strike)

[–] fievel@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

I mainly use Offroad map style in osmand. This is because I mainly use the app for hiking/walking and this is thr map style which is the best for that IMHO.

[–] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

I use osmand with brouter routing engine and cycloroute map skin for cycling. I will use magic earth for local bus and train times, and for shop opening times

[–] Cosmocrat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

I use JOSM to add features in the map, last time I used it I was contributing the local bus routes in my area.