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Replied to ThePfromtheO

@ThePfromtheO @trailspotting Essentially, there was a rift in the community and it caused some of the main contributors of Organic Maps to make a fork, which they've called CoMaps. This happened really recently so the two apps are almost identical at the moment. We'll see how it plays out.

Personally I'm going with #CoMaps instead of #OrganicMaps, based on my passing familiarity with the people involved with it. But only time will tell in what way they'll diverge.

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@KoosPol @organicmaps Many of the people working on #CoMaps were extremely prominent contributors for Organic Maps before the fork. In particular I recognize pastk and map-per. This is a huge blow for #OrganicMaps, no matter what they say.

I don't think there's any point trying to get a comment out of them though.

Alas, #CoMaps fell at the first hurdle in my test of #Navi software - it doesn't show #speed limit nor #GNSS speed on the screen on #AndroidAuto - a big missing feature! #OrganicMaps (which it is forked from) doesn't have this either, there's an open issue for it but 0 reply / acknowledgement from the devs..

(Curiously the speeds are shown if you use the device standalone, and other Android Auto apps do have this display so its not a Google UI restriction..)

So I will stick to #MagicEarth for the moment..

Help choose a logo for CoMaps navigation app: codeberg.org/comaps/Governance !

App is already available on #Fdroid (as well as official android/iphone stores), but it is currently using temporary text logo.

(#CoMaps is community-led fork of #OrganicMaps, a smooth #FOSS navigation app using offline #OpenStreetMap data. It's extra advantages are: being fully privacy-respecting, nonprofit, fully transparent regarding all donations and finances, and being built by community for community)

Summary card of an issue titled "Vote: App Logo (round 2)" in repository comaps/Governance
Codeberg.orgVote: App Logo (round 2)**Final Logo Voting is Now Open!** Shape the face of CoMaps! The top 6 logos authors from the first voting round #73 have refined their designs in #78 and now it's up to you to decide which one will represent CoMaps! – Check Out the Designs: Take a look at the different logo options and see...
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👆 One of the things I love about #OrganicMaps BTW is that they are offline.

Once while traveling in the mountains of northern Georgia, despite having downloaded Georgia map ahead of time in Google Maps, I lost cell signal and the *app stopped working* without any strong indication and I got very very lost and ended up in North Carolina.

This can never happen with Organic Maps because it is offline all the time.

I've been using #OrganicMaps on #Android as replacement for Google Maps.

So far so good.

The only complaints are that I sometimes need traffic because I live in a traffic hell and the map data often does not include a business, in particular, that I'm heading to...

So I made an account at #OpenStreetMaps and started adding the missing businesses I find.

It is a stupid easy way for you to contribute to an open project. You should try it. Help round out the data where you live!

Hätte dann jetzt auch mal #OrganicMaps geklickt als App auf dem Handy.
Gut!
Einfach gut. Kartenmaterial lädt fix. Bedienung ist innovativ und, für mich 1A, man tippt Läden, die auf der Karte angezeigt werden, wischt das Ding nach oben und sieht direkt die Öffnungszeiten. Nice!
GPS-Tracks kann es auch. Wie brauchbar das ist werde ich noch testen.

🗺️ CoMaps DISPONIBILE!

App di navigazione open-source su:
▶️ Google Play
▶️ App Store
▶️ F-Droid

✨ PERCHÉ?

🧭 Navigazione offline

🔋 Usa poca batteria

🛡️ Privacy totale

🆓 Gratis & no ads

:mastodon: presente su mastodon: @CoMaps

❤️ UNICA PERCHÉ:
Progetto comunitario, Fork etico e no-profit di Organic Maps.

⤵️ SCARICALA ORA:
comaps.app/download/

:diggita: ricevi gli aggiornamenti seguendo il gruppo open source di diggita: @opensource@diggita.com

www.comaps.appDownload CoMapsUnlock the potential of navigation! Discover offline maps, privacy-centric features, and a community-driven app

Viele Dienste wie Google Maps erfassen Bewegungsprofile und nutzen Standortdaten kommerziell. Es geht auch anders: Datenschutzfreundliche Alternativen bieten Navigation ohne Tracking – teils komplett offline, quelloffen und werbefrei. Eine Übersicht für Android & iOS (plus: BRouter für Planungsprofis) hier. 👇

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Comment contribuer à #OpenStreetMaps ?
feddit.nl/post/33410965

Pour les débutants voulant s'affranchir de #Google #GAFAM #GoogleMaps #GMaps commencer avec #OrganicMaps / #CoMaps.

Les 1ères contributions sur les commerces pourront y être fait. On en manque cruellement par rapport à d'autres données.

Ensuite pourquoi pas #StreetComplete pour 1 contribution ludique par "quête" & questions simples. Idéal pour passer le temps ou découvrir de nouveaux endroits, ou #MapsComplete.