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Organic Maps is a free, privacy-focused offline maps and navigation app for tourists, hikers, bikers, and drivers, made by the creators of MAPS.ME app

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qgustavor, to random
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Montividiu, Goiás, Brazil is a mapping challenge:
Google Maps has a lot of roads misnamed, like a bunch of R. das Avencas and two Av. Rio Verde.
Bing Maps is offline at this moment here.
@organicmaps's OpenStreetMap do not have any Rua das Avencas in that city (I hope contributors from that city fix that).
I had to look at MapQuest to find the address I was looking for... yet I am not 100% certain that's the correct address.

organicmaps,
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@qgustavor as soon as you update these roads in OpenStreetMap.org and we release a map data update, your issue will be resolved )

can, to random
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@organicmaps why does it not show me the town of San Gimignano as a search result?

organicmaps,
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@can villages are not yet included in the world map. Did you download the map region with it?

organicmaps, to random
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The May 2024 Organic Maps update supports bookmarks and tracks sorting by name, paved paths are white, and unpaved ones are brown. And there are so many other changes and fixes, thanks to our contributors! Update and enjoy, and don't forget to update maps too. And donate to support the open-source, community-driven, privacy-focused maps project! Get the update at https://omaps.app/get and read more details about the improvements here: https://organicmaps.app/news/2024-05-19/the-may-2024-organic-maps-update-bookmarks-and-tracks-sorting-by-name-gpx-fixes/

OM HTML list description
Improved paved/unpaved paths
OM sorted bookmarks

organicmaps,
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@karmalakas gplay

organicmaps,
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@jeremy_list import kml, kmz or gpx tracks. Track recording is in development.

organicmaps,
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@muttkrate an improved list management is planned too )

kravietz, to infosec
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Going through this excellent book by Shaun Pinner, much recommended! There’s many lessons to learn from this book but from my #infosec angle there are a few. Firstly, always keep an off-line maps app on your phone (I use OsmAnd). As a test — switch on airplane mode and try to survive for a day. Can you still navigate from point A to point B? Secondly, keep your social media profiles friends-only access. Thirdly, don’t keep any passwords in memory - it’s a bad practice from security point of view anyway, but I never thought about the interrogation angle. A password manager locked with biometrics and PIN and random passwords everywhere will prevent you from finding yourself in situation where you’ll be begging your interrogators to check another password because you might have remembered wrong.

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@notsoloud @kravietz please let us know if you have ideas on how to make OM even easier to use for “non-geeks” )

organicmaps,
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@holothuroid isn’t there an option to sort bookmarks in a list by their modification date? How would you improve it?

organicmaps,
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@holothuroid did you try to open a list and tap three dots at the top right?

organicmaps,
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@geonerd @notsoloud @kravietz what do you mean by planning ahead of time? Can’t you do it right now? Saving routes is planned.

organicmaps,
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@geonerd @notsoloud @kravietz make a single tap, long tap, or select any search result/bookmark, and press “Route From”. That’s so easy )

mmcm, to MountainBiking
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TIL that @organicmaps has a (very WIP, but still) desktop app, and so now I can produce side-by-side comparisons. Voilà the query for "café" in #Toulon

Note also how the information is shown much more explicitly on the OrganicMaps view. The google map only becomes useful to #bike / #pedestrian once you zoom all the way in. Somehow their designers seem to be afraid of contrast or sth. 🤷

I just love how #OSM is so much better, thanks to all involved! 🫶

Screenshot of the OrganicMaps desktop app showing the same down-town Toulon, with the same query "café". A bunch of places are highlighted, and the detail on the roads and the choice of colours makes the map much more useful to non-cars.

organicmaps,
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@josterburg @mmcm what can be improved in OM?

forteller, to random
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I really like @organicmaps! But when it tells me to go down a long flight of stairs on my bicycle, I get uncertain if I can recommend it to others.

OsmAnd showing the same spot, where you can see that it's a long flight of stairs there

organicmaps,
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@forteller what is in the OpenStreetMap.org there? Are roads tagged properly? Does osm.org route it right? Can you please create a detailed issue on our Github?

organicmaps, to random
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Enjoy traveling, and share a video version of Organic Maps Anthem!
With your donations and support, one day everyone can seamlessly switch from Google or Apple Maps to a better open-source and privacy-friendly alternative.
https://organicmaps.app/donate/

Travel with Organic Maps video song.

organicmaps,
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@Dricc our users and contributors are awesome! Thanks a lot for your support!

HeliaXyana, to privacy
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In light of World Press Freedom Day, here is a small list of free and open-source software I like that safeguards freedom:

https://www.unesco.org/en/days/press-freedom

Help expand the list!

organicmaps,
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@chiefbongo @HeliaXyana @torproject @mozilla @librewolf @dangerzone @libreoffice Great projects company here, huh?

ArendAdam, to berlin Dutch
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Shoutout to the wonderful people of @organicmaps!! They make our trip to Berlin so easy 👊🚲

#cyclingtour #biketrip #berlin

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organicmaps,
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@ArendAdam awesome, our team is happy to hear that )

organicmaps, (edited ) to random
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No tracking! No crapware! No pesticides!
Organic Maps, where freedom resides!
Navigate with privacy, feel the vibe,
Community-driven, let's take the ride.

Enjoy another song about Organic Maps! https://organicmaps.app/news/2024-04-27/organic-maps-privacy-and-freedom-anthem-driven-by-community/

organicmaps,
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@kmj attached the song to the post. Unfortunately, there's 500 chars limit here, so there's no other way to see the full text.

organicmaps,
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@kmj what are pros and cons of running own server for a website of a hobby project that is used by more than a million people and grows?

organicmaps,
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@dukeboitans Ask our user who made it )

organicmaps,
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@kmj will that setup with cdn work without sharing private key with cdn provider?

organicmaps,
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@kmj switching provider is easy with the current setup, it’s just a static web site anyway. Your approach requires more efforts.

organicmaps, (edited ) to random
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One of our users has generated a song about Organic Maps. How does it sound to you? 😀

Beneath the twinkling stars, I stroll hand in hand,
With Organic Maps, exploring enchanted lands.
From Eiffel's gentle glow to Iceland's black sand shore,
Every step a melody, every sight, pure amore.

... more at https://organicmaps.app/news/2024-04-26/travel-with-organic-maps-song/

organicmaps,
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@normplum yup

zverik, to random
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I've submitted another application for @NGIZero grant for @everydoor. I'm at a point when working a regular job feels like a loss to myself, OSM and OSS world. Looking for funding to focus on my multiple geo-related projects, but that's near impossible. As Guillaume told me at the last SotM, hiring me for what I do is impossible to justify. Mostly because it's not a single super-useful project. Like xz. So... you know, I keep writing good stuff on 4 hours a week I got.

organicmaps,
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@zverik Does the script also change IDs? What does "fix ids" mean? For readers' info, Organic Maps Editor doesn't store IDs and doesn't rely on them.

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