[OSM-talk] maps/navigation data source

[Mike Thompson]

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 11:09 AM Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> sent from a phone
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> > On 5. Sep 2020, at 16:43, ben.kimdi at mail.de wrote:
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> > Which are the world regions OSM data is better in? Which are world
> regions OSM data is equal good?
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> generally urban areas and touristic monuments are covered, few countries
> have good coverage in the country side, but there’s a lot to do everywhere,
> it may also depend on the kind of data ;-)
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> For example housenumbers are incomplete even in the most active countries,
> there are a total of 105 Million of them currently, and growing by 10 M a
> year in the last 5 years. There are 4 times the number of buildings and
> apparently growing faster (many will not even have housenumbers though)
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I agree with what Martin has stated.  In addition I believe that  in
general Europe, and in particular Germany and the UK, the coverage is
better than the US (I live in the US and have not traveled to either of
those countries in recent years, so cannot speak from first hand
experience).

Navigating to a location you indicate on the map will probably be pretty
good.  Navigating to a particular address may not be as good because, as
Martin stated, coverage of house numbers / addresses in OSM is not yet
complete.

If you are interested in bicycling, mountain biking, hiking and similar
activities, OSM may be your best worldwide source (in a particular locality
there may be local sources that are better).  In the days leading up to a
planned hike or mountain bike ride I will make sure the OSM data in the
area is as up to date as I can make it using the available resources.
However, be aware that some apps only update their OSM data infrequently.

Mike
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