cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22847797
Osmand doesn’t appear to be able to locate street addresses. Like if I input something like “123 4th Street” all it can do is offer some cross streets, which may be miles away from my intended location.
Is there a way to augment it’s data so street addresses work? Maybe there’s a service I can add?
Similarly, it doesn’t know the names of many businesses.
I wish it was more up front about not having address search capability. Its a waste of time for someone expecting to replace google maps, taking the time to install the app and then it turns out they can’t find anything.
OpenStreetMap is community-driven. Sometimes businesses are more up-to-date on OSM than GMaps, sometimes they just don’t exist. Someone would need to start mapping the area and maybe start a local group.
When I look up something and don’t find it, I add it. When I’m bored I use StreetComplete and EveryDoor and Vespucci to. If I go to a friend’s place, they get an address. My work place? They get a fence and a tree.
There is a local group where I live. They do meetups to map the things you wouldn’t think need mapping (electrical things, fire hydrants, etc.). The right volunteers can easily create a better map than GMaps… But someone needs to get the ball rolling.
I guess you’re heading back to GMaps, though.
yeah if I’m in my car and I need to go to a place
Than you just map it, and next time it will be on the map. On commercial map services it’s much harder to do this.
Oh I just map it without using gmaps? How’s that work?
I prefer Organic Maps these days but I must admit that Magic Earth searches addresses quite well