fell, 2 months ago

@MapAmore @osm Oh my god, no I did not! I just tried it out and immediately discovered a great looking indian restaurant in my area! The stuff that #Google doesn't show you...

gowin, 2 months ago

@fell

Yay!🎉 a̶w̶e̶s̶o̶m̶e̶ @osm find! What was the favorite dish you got to try?

I would think that whoever added that POI would love to hear that. Maybe they frequent the place, too.

@MapAmore

jmbmkn, 2 months ago

@MapAmore @osm I like OpenStreetBrower, its a useful tool to see what mapping has been done in an area, but also the best site I've found for 'restaurants near here', 'which swimming pool is closest to me' or 'where are the densest charity shop areas' type queries.

gowin, 2 months ago

@jmbmkn

Often, I share OSM POIs using OpenStreetBrowser, to highlight to similar features that are available in an area, without having to mention Overpass Turbo, or end-up confusing them more by sending them to OSM. :mastogrin:

If I know that the user expects a need for routing, I might use #QwantMaps instead.

@MapAmore @osm

gowin, 2 months ago

I suppose I (often) take the extra effort to avoid sending users to proprietary maps. 😆

My favorite secret option is that if one clicks on the geometry link, it actually triggers a #geourl intent, and will ask the user to select a compatible mapping app (e.g. Gmaps) already installed their device, and not necessarily #OpenStreetMap data consumers.

@MapAmore @osm

A geometry link is encircled in magenta, when looking at POI details of a feature in OpenStreetBrowser. Clicking on the link, the system will try to open a compatible app available on the device.