[HOT] openstreetmap.org by language

[Imre Samu]

>...  openstreetmap.org ....  but with English (or French or Arabic)
labels...

As I see Local + English tiles ( for non latin letters )  can be reach via
Map layers
check:
-  "Map Layers"/"Transport Map"  :
http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4509927854#map=10/23.6357/90.2568&layers=T

-  "Map Layers"/"Cycle Map"       :
http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4509927854#map=10/23.6357/90.2568&layers=C

Supporting ALL languages ( >200 )  with a fast speed  -  in the map -
 technically not so easy ...
- maybe vector tiles technology   (
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Vector_tiles )
- and wikidata integration  (
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikidata )
will help

As I know some Mobil apps has very good multi-language support
( they detect the iOS/Android  default languages,  so if it is English -
 you have to change!
on iOS ( Setting/General/Language & Region/ iPad Language )
Half a year ago - I have tested the following apps ( and worked  for me )
 :
-  Maps.me  ( iOS / Android )
-  Osmand ( iOS / Android )
-  Magic Earth ( iOS / Android )
They also SHOW   the  POI names  in different languages!

There are some very special cases for the "name" key -  (  South Tyrol ,
Sardinia,  Brussels ,....  )   where dual languages is allowed or not.
See  https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Multilingual_names

And for a map list:
-  Russian:  http://maps.sputnik.ru/
-  French:  http://layers.openstreetmap.fr/

it is a very big topic :)




2017-01-24 11:36 GMT+01:00 Pete Masters <pedrito1414 at googlemail.com>:

> Nice, thanks guys...
>
> It's a shame there is not a way to keep the language selection within
> openstreetmap.org as sending non-OSM peeps to multiple websites will
> cause confusion... I know this isn't the place for that discussion and I
> have seen there are a number of issues relating to this on the
> openstreetmap github...
>
> Much appreciated,
>
> Pete
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Imre Samu <pella.samu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > viewing the map with place names in a different language if desired?
>>
>> not to much ... see:  https://wiki.openstreetmap.or
>> g/wiki/Map_internationalization
>>
>> 2 examples:
>> -  https://www.openstreetmap.de/karte.html?zoom=10&lat=23.6371
>> 9&lon=90.59638&layers=B000TT
>> -  http://openstreetmap.in/demo/#3.9/23.10/81.00 [  read more:
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/PlaneMad/diary/38176 ]
>>
>>
>> 2017-01-24 10:32 GMT+01:00 Pete Masters <pedrito1414 at googlemail.com>:
>>
>>> Hi all, I am encouraging people who send out internal bulletins about
>>> MSF's field work to try and link place names to locations on
>>> openstreetmap.org to give readers more context and help people to
>>> understand what data is available in the places we work...
>>>
>>> However, where available, place names are rendered in local languages
>>> (Yemen was today's example). I have absolutely no problem with this, but
>>> wondered if there was a way of viewing the map with place names in a
>>> different language if desired?
>>>
>>> For example, http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4509927854#map=11
>>> /23.8089/90.3893 but with English (or French or Arabic) labels...
>>>
>>> Is this possible?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
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>
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