I just got a new(ish) phone and am reinstalling all of the apps that I used to have on my old phone, and I remember that there was an app out there where I could type in an address, and then it would auto-open OSM by passing in the geo-coordinates. I cannot find this app again for the life of me. Does anyone have any idea where I can find this?
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I have no idea about that specific app, but wouldn’t (almost) any OSM app have this functionality? E.g. in OsmAnd you can search for the address, open that point’s description, tap on the coordinates and then copy the openstreetmap.org link from the coordinate menu.
Yes I’m aware you can search for addresses in OsmAnd, but the reality that I’ve experienced is that the address data in OSM in general is wildly unreliable (aka OSM and CoMaps often don’t have the business name in the app, and many times even searching the address yields no results).
I believe that this app used a different geocoding service where address data was more reliable to do geocoding, and then when you picked the address you were searching for it would auto-open OSM and pass the geodata into the search field. It legitimately enabled me to use OSM / Organic Maps. Now without the app I’m back to being forced to use GMaps much of the time because places I’m navigating to are literally not findable via the search bar.
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Looks like half of them have incompatible licenses and can’t be imported:
Is “search in gmaps, copy coordinates, paste into Organic Maps” not a viable solution?
It could be but if I open and search on GMaps, I’ll likely just end up using GMaps.
What’s the difference from opening OSM directly, or long-clicking on the OSM app icon and search from there?
I think this other app used different source data for addresses (eg Google Maps or Mapbox API) because OSM business and address data is often very out of date and incomplete
@articpiecitylights Acastus-Photon. I find it isn’t necessary anymore, because the OSM apps have integrated better address lookups directly into their code.
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I haven’t seen osm2gmaps mentioned yet. It by default only uses geo chords but you have the ability to add an api key for what3words that allows you to search addresses like you want.
@Fermentingflora @articpiecitylights Fabulous, very similar to the now-defunct map2geo, very comprehensive. I found out about it through your mention of the app, and it’s truly what I needed. Thanks for sharing.
This is amazing, thank you!
Do you still have the old phone? F-droid has an option somewhere in the settings to export the list of all apps installed via it
