Google Maps alternative that uses OSM?

Question

Is there a good alternative website for google maps? I tried the official OSM website but I can't search simple things like "gyms" or "cafes" in the current viewport (it does a name search instead of a category search)

castorp · Accepted Answer

Did you try Qwant? https://www.qwant.com/maps

btown · Answer

https://foursquare.com/city-guide layers Foursquare's proprietary labeled place taxonomy ( https://developer.foursquare.com/docs/categories ) on top of Mapbox maps which use OSM. It's certainly not all open source data, but if you want something that's an already-deployed website that doesn't use Google tech, it may be your best bet.

habi · Answer

https://overpass-turbo.eu/ is a complete search for OpenStreetMap. It&rsquo;s a bit cumbersome to use, but the wizard is great and the search is super powerful. I particularly like &ldquo;banks far away from police stations&rdquo; example: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_AP... ;)

mike_d · Answer

GeoNames.org or OSM will give you natural places ("New York", "River Thames", etc). Commercial places ("McDonalds", "Cafes", etc) are primarily proprietary databases.As a reference, Apple maps sources its commercial places data from a combination of: TomTom, Automotive Navigation Data, Getchee, Hexagon AB, IGN, Increment P, Intermap Technologies, LeadDog, MDA Information Systems, OpenStreetMap, and Waze.

marcodiego · Answer

If you can install an android app, I've been using OsmAnd for exactly that.