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Ask HN: Google Maps alternative that uses OSM?

12 pointsby _augustover 3 years ago
Is there a good alternative website for google maps? I tried the official OSM website but I can't search simple things like "gyms" or "cafes" in the current viewport (it does a name search instead of a category search)

5 comments

castorpover 3 years ago
Did you try Qwant? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.qwant.com&#x2F;maps" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.qwant.com&#x2F;maps</a>
btownover 3 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;foursquare.com&#x2F;city-guide" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;foursquare.com&#x2F;city-guide</a> layers Foursquare&#x27;s proprietary labeled place taxonomy ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.foursquare.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;categories" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.foursquare.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;categories</a> ) on top of Mapbox maps which use OSM. It&#x27;s certainly not all open source data, but if you want something that&#x27;s an already-deployed website that doesn&#x27;t use Google tech, it may be your best bet.
habiover 3 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;overpass-turbo.eu&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;overpass-turbo.eu&#x2F;</a> is a complete search for OpenStreetMap. It’s a bit cumbersome to use, but the wizard is great and the search is super powerful. I particularly like “banks far away from police stations” example: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.openstreetmap.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Overpass_API&#x2F;Overpass_API_by_Example#Banks_far_away_from_police_stations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.openstreetmap.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Overpass_API&#x2F;Overpass_AP...</a> ;)
mike_dover 3 years ago
GeoNames.org or OSM will give you natural places (&quot;New York&quot;, &quot;River Thames&quot;, etc). Commercial places (&quot;McDonalds&quot;, &quot;Cafes&quot;, etc) are primarily proprietary databases.<p>As a reference, Apple maps sources its commercial places data from a combination of: TomTom, Automotive Navigation Data, Getchee, Hexagon AB, IGN, Increment P, Intermap Technologies, LeadDog, MDA Information Systems, OpenStreetMap, and Waze.
marcodiegoover 3 years ago
If you can install an android app, I&#x27;ve been using OsmAnd for exactly that.
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