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