[HOT] openstreetmap.org by language

Tue Jan 24 12:36:04 UTC 2017

Thanks Imre! Food for thought....

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On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Imre Samu <pella.samu at gmail.com> wrote:

> >...  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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