I love the open street map project. It’s like Google maps, only created and edited by regular people. It has been invaluable while travelling (with the OSMAnd+ app). Sometimes things get out of date, like when we were on the Huemul circuit, the park had just made a new tyrolean crossing, and so the map was out of date. I took a GPS reading of the new location of the track, and then changed the content on OpenStreetMap
So, now the tyrolean is marked, the track is correct, and all is well in the world.
I love it, really feels like being part of a worldwide community. And while I do think Google is generally decent, I would rather any “work” I do was available for free to a wider community.
Me gusta OSM!
Amy
March 26, 2016 at 2:37 pm
OSM is indeed awesome! We’ve been using it a lot for finding 4wd tracks and adding new ones that we come across (as well as editing the coastline to ensure that the tracks don’t go off into the sea). I also love that you can upload OSM to your garmin gps – super useful :)
Patrick
March 26, 2016 at 2:43 pm
Absolutely, the Garmin integration is nice (well, I found sites that export the data in Garmin format – not sure how you do it?). But yes, it’s awesome. The OSMAND+ app that I’ve been using on my smartphone has been absolutely indispensable in South America, I really use it most days!