CoMaps release 2025.12.19 is now out.
In addition to fresh #OpenStreetMap data from December 17, new features on Android include better warnings about outdated maps when trying to edit OSM and the ability to specify your own remote-server for downloading maps.
(Note: For now CoMaps expects the custom server to still serve the same maps as the "official" CoMaps server, but it's a start.)
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.12.19-11
11 Comments
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 231d
Can you give an example of a custom map server and it's usefulness?
schubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 231d
One major motivation is the sharing of maps files in areas with bad internet connection. The custom map server allows one person to download the map and share it locally with others.
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 231d
Okay, that makes sense. Thank you
Sunshine@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 230d
North Koreans: thanks mate.
schubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 230d
If it can help their population, I am happy for it.
Their government has always had the resources to quickly change a hardcoded link in CoMaps source code and recompile the app, if they wanted to. So yeah.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 231d
Decentralization. If the official servers stop running, someone else can quickly put up a new one and everyone can switch without having to install a fork of the app with a different server address baked into it.
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 231d
That's a great point
Sunshine@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 230d
It also reduces sever load on the project.
vas@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 226d
While I agree, it's a bit sad that torrenting architecture is not used. The DHT is a beautiful and effective+efficient piece of technology. You can have gigabytes of content shared for literally less than a Euro/dollar; and it'll be perfectly scalable if a million people use it suddenly, too.
RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 231d
I presume this would be useful for using mirrors
CoMap@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 221d
See https://codeberg.org/gedankenstuecke/comaps-map-distributor for an example of setting up a local server to bring it to low connection/bandwidth areas!