[HN Gopher] Merkaartor - a Qt-based OpenStreetMap editor
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Merkaartor - a Qt-based OpenStreetMap editor
Author : app4soft
Score : 112 points
Date : 2021-01-26 11:32 UTC (11 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (github.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
| adrift wrote:
| No screenshots, no care.
| app4soft wrote:
| https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Merkaartor_v0.18.2_...
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| https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Merkaartor/Screenshots
| felixr wrote:
| The missing screenshots are at
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| https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Merkaartor/Screenshots
| app4soft wrote:
| Here is _v0.18.2 screenshot_ [0] from Merkaartor article.[1]
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| [0]
| https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Merkaartor_v0.18.2_...
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| [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Merkaartor
| HeckFeck wrote:
| Looks like a clean and sensible design. Reminiscent of classic
| desktop map programs.
| EdSchouten wrote:
| As a Dutch person, I appreciate the name. "Kaart" is the Dutch
| word for "map" (or "card").
| stinos wrote:
| And Mercator is the well-known cartography guy. Love the
| wordplay.
| Gys wrote:
| No screenshots on github and non on the website. I think that is
| the very first thing people should do when publishing some kinf
| of GUI app.
|
| The website has a nice stats page though:
| http://merkaartor.be/p/stats
| netol wrote:
| These did not load for me most of the time - I had to refresh
| the page. It's likely due to trying to manipulate the DOM
| before it is loaded.
|
| On any case, these other stats are probably more useful and
| updated: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editor_usage_stats
| app4soft wrote:
| See them on OSM Wiki.[0,1]
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| [0]
| https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Merkaartor_v0.18.2_...
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| [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Merkaartor/Screenshots
| Freak_NL wrote:
| Is Merkaartor still viable? In my experience Java-based JOSM is
| the only stand-alone editor that can deal with all the
| complexities of OpenStreetMap if you go beyond basic editing in
| the web-based ID or various feedback mechanisms of apps like
| StreetComplete.
| RicoElectrico wrote:
| Barely anyone uses Merkaartor, but the project is not entirely
| dead; it seems to receive _some_ updates.
|
| https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editor_usage_stats
| app4soft wrote:
| Just curious, how much of those editors (except Merkaartor)
| are NON JavaScript/Java-based?
| sp8962 wrote:
| To answer the question: no.
|
| OpenStreetMap is constantly evolving in many dimensions. A
| fully fledged editor requires a significant investment to
| remain current (think at least one FTE).
| matkoniecz wrote:
| Vespucci for Android also works in general, I heard good things
| about "Go Map!!" for Apple devices.
|
| Potlatch 3 is also existing but I never used it.
|
| level0 may be ridiculous to mention, but it is actually useful
| and in some cases more powerful
| Doctor_Fegg wrote:
| Merkaartor is pretty old and not really actively maintained.
|
| For desktop the main choice has long been JOSM
| (https://josm.openstreetmap.de/). Potlatch, the former online
| Flash-based editor, has now been repackaged as a desktop app
| (https://github.com/systemed/potlatch3 and
| https://systemed.net/potlatch/ - disclaimer: I'm the maintainer).
|
| There's also iD (the JavaScript editor embedded in osm.org), of
| course, and a number of mobile editors such as Vespucci (Android)
| and Go Map!! (iOS).
| matkoniecz wrote:
| I would also mention StreetComplete and level0 - both on
| extreme ranges of being user friendly vs full data access.
|
| (StreetComplete is Android app usable by people with 0
| experience and knowledge but with limited editing, level0 is
| Matrix-style access to raw data).
| mrpetruccio wrote:
| Also OSMGo for adding new points to the map
| https://osmgo.com/ I have both on my phone, Street Complete
| and OSMGo
| Heliosmaster wrote:
| Maybe good to mention that StreetComplete works similarly as
| a Question & Answers on already existing nodes/paths on OSM.
| "What kind of surface does this road have?" "Is there street
| lighting here?"
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| Great way to improve local maps when walking around downtown
| ce4 wrote:
| And a good way to kill time when waiting outside for
| groceries (when the bakery only allows 3 people inside) etc
| :-)
| app4soft wrote:
| > _Merkaartor is pretty old and not really actively
| maintained._
|
| It is NOT true![0]
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| [0] https://github.com/openstreetmap/merkaartor/commits/master
| lallysingh wrote:
| Josm has commits 34 hrs old (screenshot:
| https://screenshots.debian.net/package/josm ). Metkaator's last
| release is late 2019 and commit is mid-2020.
|
| Edit: new commits on Merkaator!
| app4soft wrote:
| > _Edit: new commits on Merkaator!_
|
| Yeah![0]
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| [0]
| https://github.com/openstreetmap/merkaartor/commits/master
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