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CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Signal in the Venezuela Response (hotosm.org)
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[–] 23 points 2 months ago* (11 children)

I tried. I really tried. I just cannot get comaps to cooperate. It cannot find destinations reliably, even when I enter literal addresses. Bookmarked locations are unmanageable and depend on the appp finding the destination in the first place. You can get stuck in some menus with no way to back out, requiring you to force close and start over.

UX is a disaster. I feels like they had GIMP devs work on this interface too.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Since it relies on Openstreetmaps if an address isn't added it can't find it. You'll likely always be able to find the street, but you may need to add the specific number yourself. Then once it's entered it's available for everyone.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah, it is a general problem with OpenStreetMaps-based things I think. You can use something like this to help copy a location into Comaps (or any other OSM app):

    https://f-droid.org/packages/page.ooooo.geoshare/

    Works relatively well but is not really convenient.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    A gamified version where you solve tasks. I use it all the time. Android only afaik.

    http://streetcomplete.app/

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    For iOS you can use “Go Map!!” . It’s basically the same as street complete

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Looks similar, but I think SC is more like a game? This looks more like an editor. SC gives you a question about your current location, like when you walk past a shop it asks you for the opening hours, or what sort of pavement are you currently walking on.

    But whatever works for improving OSM I'm happy with.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Interesting, I have not had perfect results with it (certainly a lot of places are not on OSM yet or up to date), but I've generally had a good time with this app. Bookmarked locations work perfectly for me, better than google maps, and the lists/folders are really nice for organizing bookmarks. I have never gotten stuck in the menus at all (android here). However I very much agree that the UX could use a serious design overhaul (but its way nicer/quicker and more intuitive to use than OsmAnd!).

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    You should try Organic Maps which is original app forked by CoMaps. Organic Maps has better UI, shows public transport routes, shows alternative routes and a lot more. Give it a chance.

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