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conartist6 3 hours ago

Can you use OpenStreetMap like Google Maps?

I tried to use it to list restaurants but the UI reacted like nobody had ever tried that before

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westnordost 2 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

For the web, I personally like https://osmapps.org

https://cartes.app I can also recommend.

Both projects have a similar goal, to offer a more useful UI around using an OSM based map.

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flexagoon 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

OpenStreetMap is a database, not a map application. The map on the official openstreetmap website is more of a demo to show some of the data. There are many different map apps that use OpenStreetMap data though.

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unfocso 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Partly, with Organic Maps or CoMaps.

However, in my opinion TomTom (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomtom.spe... or https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tomtom-maps-traffic/id14381065...) is still the best way to use OpenStreetMap for navigation since it combines OSM data with their own real time traffic information without dark patterns or asking for an account like Waze or Maps do.

	▲	xd1936 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Is TomTom's basemap entirely OpenStreetMap? Or do they add their own proprietary layer of map data on top?
	▲	drcongo an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I tried the TomTom app (on iOS) recently but found it incredibly buggy, especially when connected to CarPlay. The speed indicator would often just show 1mph, the dark mode would work about 20% of the time, and searches would show results from other countries ahead of a place 4 miles up the road.