pnoll1/osmand_map_creation
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OSM data + open address data compiled for use in OSMAnd
11 mentions on Hacker News by 9 people: 1 story, 10 comments · first 2021-01-03 · latest 2026-08-17
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…address search without double checking on a lat/long translation app, or if I forget to load this: https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation It's embarrassing, and it definitely adds to my reputation as that weirdo open-source guy who…
comment by troyvit · 2026-08-17 · in GPS and the Lost Art of Getting Lost -
…to Google Maps to convert addresses to coordinates. Not very user friendly! Opensupermaps ( https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation ) is a user-maintained merge of openstreetmaps and openaddresses.io, but it doesn't integrate with…
comment by orbisvicis · 2023-02-07 · in OpenStreetMap is in trouble – a critical take on Bing Map Builder -
…provide maps for North America, and are regenerated roughly monthly. (Thank you pnoll1!) [1] https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation
comment by Ruthalas · 2023-01-27 · in OsmAnd 4.3 for Android devices -
…google in performance now, believe it or not. Address lookup is a shortcoming, and there's this https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation to help you get around that, and sometimes the routing algorithm used by Osmand in particular can…
comment by friend_and_foe · 2022-12-27 · in I'm done with Google -
…it does not update automatically and so requires occasional reapplication. Hope that helps! [0] https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation
comment by Ruthalas · 2022-08-10 · in Google Maps' moat is evaporating (2020) -
…UI more than OsmAnd. Personally, I use OsmAnd with custom map files for better address coverage: https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation .
comment by openmapsguy · 2022-07-15 · in Ask HN: How have you deGoogled your life? -
Use better map files. https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation
comment by openmapsguy · 2022-06-09 · in Download offline maps in the Google Maps app without signing in -
…accuracy, even in the US, is better than Google, particularly in rural areas. There's this project https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation also that bundles in address data from OpenAddresses, plugging what is the biggest gap that…
comment by betwixthewires · 2021-08-25 · in The Search for a Free/Open Source Mobile Operating System -
Update: Just found this. https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation It seems to have full coverage in my city, and drastically improves address coverage in the US
comment by yaomtc · 2021-01-03 · in Openstreetmap’s product fails to compete with Google Maps -
This project releases map files for OsmAnd that include OpenAddress data: https://github.com/pnoll1/osmand_map_creation
comment by maxerickson · 2021-01-03 · in Openstreetmap’s product fails to compete with Google Maps