OpenStreetMap
The Path That Went Viral
Publikigita de UrbanRoaming je 10 julio 2025 en English. Antaŭe ĝisdatigita je 13 julio 2025.OpenStreetMap went viral! Well, sort of.
A recent Instagram video highlighted an area where Pokémon Go had better trail coverage than Google Maps. You can see for yourself:
Currently, the video has over 12.6 million views and 733 thousand likes!
As you probably know, Pokémon Go uses OSM for its map data. So it’s cool seeing it acknowledged that OSM data performed better, even if it was misguided as a compliment towards Pokémon Go/Niantic.
With a little bit of searching, I found the path that they were on: Way #518694188. Added 8 years ago by BikeRoad.
Diskuto
Komento de Le_Sharkoïste je 12 julio 2025 je 01:41
Here less than 5% (let alone 1%) of people will recognize it as OSM data.
Komento de wjfarnell je 12 julio 2025 je 04:10
It’s just nice to know that the data is helping people.
Komento de Preston Maness ☭ (aspensmonster) je 12 julio 2025 je 20:42
Nice!
Komento de UrbanRoaming je 13 julio 2025 je 15:50
@Le_Sharkoïste agreed! But it’s fun to see OSM edits appreciated either way!