OpenStreetMap
The Path That Went Viral
Posted by UrbanRoaming on 10 July 2025 in English. Last updated on 13 July 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.
Discussion
Comment from Le_Sharkoïste on 12 July 2025 ла 01:41
Here less than 5% (let alone 1%) of people will recognize it as OSM data.
Comment from wjfarnell on 12 July 2025 ла 04:10
It’s just nice to know that the data is helping people.
Comment from Preston Maness ☭ (aspensmonster) on 12 July 2025 ла 20:42
Nice!
Comment from UrbanRoaming on 13 July 2025 ла 15:50
@Le_Sharkoïste agreed! But it’s fun to see OSM edits appreciated either way!