[NBLUG/talk] corrected link to City of SR tech surplus auctions & Linux Foundation competitor to Google Maps

Tom Most twm at freecog.net
Fri Dec 16 14:52:08 PST 2022


On Fri, Dec 16, 2022, at 1:11 PM, Derek B. Noonburg wrote:
> From my point of view as an un-Googled Android phone user, the biggest
> problem is lack of a decent mapping app.  The OpenStreetMaps data is
> actually ok in my experience (not great, but mostly good enough) -- but
> there's only one open source Android app that I've found, and it's not
> so great.

The app you're using is OsmAnd+? There is another one I like: Organic Maps. It's oriented toward pedestrian use, so there is a high and consistent level of detail. Like it shows *all* the street names, and house numbers (if in the OSM dataset).

Tom


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