OpenStreetMap
The Path That Went Viral
Spisany wot UrbanRoaming dnja 10 July 2025 w rěči English. POslednja aktualizacija 13 July 2025OpenStreetMap 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.
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Komentar wot Le_Sharkoïste spisany dnja 12. July 2025 01:41
Here less than 5% (let alone 1%) of people will recognize it as OSM data.
Komentar wot wjfarnell spisany dnja 12. July 2025 04:10
It’s just nice to know that the data is helping people.
Komentar wot Preston Maness ☭ (aspensmonster) spisany dnja 12. July 2025 20:42
Nice!
Komentar wot UrbanRoaming spisany dnja 13. July 2025 15:50
@Le_Sharkoïste agreed! But it’s fun to see OSM edits appreciated either way!