Setting up a server just for this is clearly overkill, but if you already have a homeserver it would be great to be able to deploy the backend. Sadly there is no such thing currently
I totally agree. Running a server on a home machine that's already running 24/7 is trivial. I don't know why this guy is acting like it's a big deal.
I've got a $100 mini-PC running multiple servers already. What's one more?
What is the cost of hosting a server like this? I'd imagine someone could cloud host it at a cost of $10/mo and sell the online service at $1-$2/mo, which would take very few users to turn a profit. If the code is FOSS, some people would be willing to pay for the service.
You're right. There is (are?) an open source web interface to OSM. Technically, someone could host that themselves, and the app is just the web browser.
The real reason that it's not common is because there's no demand; or, at least, not enough for anyone to take the effort to package it up in an easy-to-deploy, well documented release. And demand is low because having offline, local tiles is almost always preferrable to nav or maps that require relatively heavy, constant internet access.
The current FOSS offerings do the calculations on your device, so you'd need the maps downloaded locally. The small apps that stream their tiles from OSM/Jawg/ESRI/Mapbox etc. don't support navigation because of this
Not FOSS but the closest thing you'll get to this is GMaps WV on F-Droid, made by the DivestOS team. Even that does not support navigation though, it only provides directions (usable for me, your mileage may vary...)
I like organic maps cause it does shit locally, offline. It has to download the maps though which is certain to be larger than 50mb. What you are looking for is a cloud based maps solution like google maps and you aren't going to find that in foss space
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thejevans@lemmy.ml · 45 pts · 2y
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
OSMand~ has an online mode...
wmassingham@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 2y
I can't think of any reason the backend can't be open-source too.
thejevans@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 2y
tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social · 3 pts · 2y
Could be self hosted
thejevans@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y
tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social · 4 pts · 2y
Setting up a server just for this is clearly overkill, but if you already have a homeserver it would be great to be able to deploy the backend. Sadly there is no such thing currently
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 2y
I totally agree. Running a server on a home machine that's already running 24/7 is trivial. I don't know why this guy is acting like it's a big deal. I've got a $100 mini-PC running multiple servers already. What's one more?
thejevans@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
wmassingham@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
That doesn't have anything to do with whether it's open-source or not.
thejevans@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y
What is the cost of hosting a server like this? I'd imagine someone could cloud host it at a cost of $10/mo and sell the online service at $1-$2/mo, which would take very few users to turn a profit. If the code is FOSS, some people would be willing to pay for the service.
thejevans@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
sxan@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y
You're right. There is (are?) an open source web interface to OSM. Technically, someone could host that themselves, and the app is just the web browser.
The real reason that it's not common is because there's no demand; or, at least, not enough for anyone to take the effort to package it up in an easy-to-deploy, well documented release. And demand is low because having offline, local tiles is almost always preferrable to nav or maps that require relatively heavy, constant internet access.
lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 2y
No
The current FOSS offerings do the calculations on your device, so you'd need the maps downloaded locally. The small apps that stream their tiles from OSM/Jawg/ESRI/Mapbox etc. don't support navigation because of this
Not FOSS but the closest thing you'll get to this is GMaps WV on F-Droid, made by the DivestOS team. Even that does not support navigation though, it only provides directions (usable for me, your mileage may vary...)
jabjoe@feddit.uk · 13 pts · 2y
Not under 50MB but there is: https://organicmaps.app/
And
https://osmand.net/
I find Organic Maps best for driving and OSMAnd+ best for walks.
WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 2y
I like organic maps cause it does shit locally, offline. It has to download the maps though which is certain to be larger than 50mb. What you are looking for is a cloud based maps solution like google maps and you aren't going to find that in foss space
caos@feddit.de · 5 pts · 2y
I don't know the size, but Organic Maps may be rather small
caos@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
Then there are these two:
https://android.izzysoft.de/repo/apk/io.github.janbar.osmin
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.junjunguo.pocketmaps/
But I have no experience with them
Im_old@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Not foss but magic earth is a great app that does not rely on google maps. It can also work as a dashcam.
unusual@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Gmaps WV on F-Droid?
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
Looking for the same thing for Linux fwiw, with live turn by turn navigation and GPS support.