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Posted on January 5, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Open street map api working for one city but not another

Hiking & Activities

Is Google Maps better than OpenStreetMap?

Google Map has more coverage as compared to OpenStreetMap in many countries, which makes it the leading map in many countries like the United States and Japan. OpenStreetMap has a lower coverage, but the user can edit to include the places. Google Map has detailed coverage up to the smallest streets.
 

How do I fix OpenStreetMap?

Here’s how you do it:

  1. Open OpenStreetMap.
  2. Search for the respective address or location and select it on the map.
  3. Click on the right side on the speech-bubble-icon “Add a note to the map”.
  4. This will open a note box where you can add your edit suggestion.
  5. Make sure that the pin icon marks the correct position.

How do I get current location on OpenStreetMap?

Show device’s current GPS location in OSM

  1. Step 1: Initialize the Maps control. First, you need to create an instance of the Xamarin Maps control with an OSM imagery layer.
  2. Step 2: Get current geolocation.
  3. Step 3: Set the marker pin in location.

 

Is OpenStreetMap API free for commercial use?

The OpenStreetMap API is free.
No added expenditures for your business here.
 

Does Amazon use OpenStreetMap?

Use of OpenStreetMap
Amazon use OSM data in their delivery programs. In connection with the delivery programs, they collect valuable information such as missing roads, turn restrictions, oneway directions or information that is wrongly mapped in OSM to name a few.
 

Is OpenStreetMap legal?

OpenStreetMap data is now licensed under the Open Database License. When you upload data to OSM, you remain the copyright holder of your data, but you grant certain rights to the OpenStreetMap Foundation under the Contributor Terms.
 

How do I get OpenStreetMap API?

The Openstreetmap API endpoint is located at http://api.openstreetmap.org/. You can find the Openstreetmap API portal / hompage here. If you need Openstreetmap API support, you can visit developer support here, or reach out to their Twitter account at @OpenStreetMap.

How do I integrate OpenStreetMap?

Embedding an OSM map on Website
Go to https://www.openstreetmap.org on your browser. Navigate on the map to the location you want to embed. On the right side, click the “Share” icon, then click “HTML”

How long does it take for OpenStreetMap to update?

The OpenStreetMap database is updated every minute. As for the app itself, we update maps with almost every new release, approximately, once a month. If you have made a modification in OSM, you will be able to see it in one of the next releases.
 

Is there a map better than Google Maps?

Bing Maps route planner has some powerful features like traffic overlay and 3D views and hence came out as a strong competitor of Google Maps. Some extra features like aerial, road, streetside layers, and transit maps are also integrated into Bing Maps.
 

Is there a better satellite than Google Maps?

Zoom. Earth – Near real-time satellite data and high resolution archival data. Fairly similar to Google Earth (especially since it’s the Bing competitor), Zoom Earth shows the most recent satellite images and aerial views in a fast, zoomable map.

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