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CoMaps integration with the wider FLOSS ecosystem – CoMaps

CoMaps integration with the wider FLOSS ecosystem – CoMaps

janandonly

Comments (5)

  • nobody42
    Yess!Please make an effort to improve underlying OpenStreetMap dataset:https://streetcomplete.app - basic task-based, on-the-ground, app for Androidhttps://every-door.app - intermediate on-the-ground app for smartphoneshttps://rapideditor.org - AI-assisted mapping in browserhttps://www.hotosm.org - task-based mapping in browserhttps://josm.openstreetmap.de - advanced editor for desktop
  • diggernet
    Two things I would love to see in the FLOSS mapping ecosystem:1. A POI/favorites app that maintains a local database with an API for other apps to access it. Apps could then store markers there instead of in their own private db, so that points added on one map app can be instantly available in other apps.2. A shared traffic data service. Any OSM map app could contribute to the same data, helping reduce Google's advantage in live traffic data.Obviously, both of these would need privacy protections and be subject to user choice. And there should also be some requirement that both reading and writing be supported, to ensure apps reading POI data don't lock in new data, and to prevent apps reading traffic data from freeloading.
  • daemonologist
    Neat, I was not aware of this mechanism. Is there any way to get map (tile) data from CoMaps into another app?