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This is not new, just writing and pinning it here so I can point people to this.

#OpenStreetMap's site has one big problem: people think it's an alternative to GMaps, while it's in fact a technology demonstrator.

* The map itself does not show all types of features, and adding new features is a nontrivial process.
* The search widget talks to a georeferencer which can find some type of features by names and resolve addresses, but can't find generics like 'butcher'.

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Morgen (22. April), um 19 Uhr findet das erste Kieler Mapper*innentreffen statt. Wohnst du in Kiel oder Umgebung und trägst bereits zu OpenStreetMap bei oder wolltest schon immer mal mehr darüber erfahren? Dann freuen wir uns, wenn du dazu kommst!

Mehr Info und (unverbindliche) Anmeldung:

osmcal.org/event/3665/

OpenStreetMap CalendarKieler Mapper*innentreffenKieler Mapper*innentreffen, 22nd April 19:00 at Mango's in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Seit langer Zeit haben sich die Kieler Mapper*innen nicht mehr getroffen, das wollen wir ändern.…

Dear #lazyweb does anyone know how this navigational marker should be tagged in #openstreetmap? I've been going through the wiki and I can find how navigational buoys are tagged but so far nothing for land based marine navigation aids. I believe the marker lines up with the inland lighthouse.

When I make a search for a place located in Madagascar, and no exact result comes up:

#OpenStreetMap: “We’re sorry, we did not find a place named that. Here’s a list of places with similar names though, just in case.”

#GoogleMaps: “Here’s one random different place with a name that might not even be remotely similar. If it’s not what you wanted, then fuck you.”

Alright, #openstreetmap people: what's the best way of doing lightweight, coarse, local reverse geocoding using OSM data?

I just need admin area and "x km west of <place>", not street-level. Ideally I'd like translations/prominence from Wikidata. I don't need realtime updates and I don't want a full osm2pgsql database if I can help it.

Is this a thing that exists?

👉 weeklyosm.eu/archives/17824 👈
Issue 769 of #weeklyOSM is out. 🌏
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