[HN Gopher] There's a new map style on OpenStreetMap.org
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       There's a new map style on OpenStreetMap.org
        
       Author : gslin
       Score  : 99 points
       Date   : 2023-09-24 19:51 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (en.osm.town)
 (TXT) w3m dump (en.osm.town)
        
       | shrx wrote:
       | For some reason, the Tracestrack Topo layer doesn't load for me
       | in firefox.
        
         | kiwijamo wrote:
         | Loads for me Firefox/Windows.
        
           | gerdesj wrote:
           | .. and me FF/Linux.
           | 
           | Parent might like to examine their extensions/network/life
           | choices. I block a shit load of stuff and bizarrely a mapping
           | system used and generated by millions of people just seems to
           | work.
           | 
           | This didn't look very pretty but I still got the menus 8)
           | $ links "https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/50.93675/-2.63
           | 421&layers=P"
        
         | rstarast wrote:
         | Same here, I get 403s from tile.tracestrack.com
         | 
         | Edit: I think it's due to referrer filtering. I can load the
         | tiles fine if I pass 'Referer: https://www.openstreetmap.org',
         | but Firefox sends 'Referer: tile.tracestrack.com'. Presumably
         | that's a measure to preserve privacy, possibly due to some
         | extension (though I've disabled various adblock, tracking
         | protection things...)
        
         | mqus wrote:
         | Same for me, Firefox on Linux. Getting 403's
        
           | gerdesj wrote:
           | It does work for me FF/Linux.
           | 
           | Does this work?                   https://www.openstreetmap.o
           | rg/#map=15/50.9349/-2.6296&layers=P
           | 
           | You should end up with a view of a small town in South
           | Somerset, UK.
        
       | simonw wrote:
       | Nice. Here's a direct link to view San Francisco using Tracestack
       | Topo:
       | https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/37.7846/-122.4304&laye...
        
       | sva_ wrote:
       | That's neat. It seems like it isn't available in OsmAnd though,
       | sadly.
        
         | thriftwy wrote:
         | OSM is basically a dataset. Everybody renders this dataset
         | differently unless they are sharing a renderer. Android apps
         | such as Maps.ME and OsmAnd do their own vector renders.
        
           | sva_ wrote:
           | I think it might be possible via the Online Maps feature by
           | adding an online source, but for that I'd need the url of the
           | source. For example, I can pick CyclOSM as the map tile
           | source both in OsmAnd and on openstreetmap.org.
        
             | thriftwy wrote:
             | That would defeat the purpose of having a vector map app.
        
         | matkoniecz wrote:
         | As far as I know there is no significant overlap between this
         | two: except that both use OpenStreetMap data as source.
        
       | MaximilianEmel wrote:
       | Crosswalks still look the same as sidewalks :(
        
       | KirillPanov wrote:
       | [flagged]
        
         | wizzwizz4 wrote:
         | Works for me. Are you using a web browser? While a webapp
         | client is provided for convenience, upon request, this is a
         | social media site, not a website; there _is_ no canonical HTML
         | representation, so don 't be surprised when you don't get one.
         | 
         | Try specifying                 Accept: application/ld+json;
         | profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
         | 
         | in your request.
        
       | RicoElectrico wrote:
       | Oh shoot, you were more lucky ;)
       | 
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37633970
        
         | [deleted]
        
       | GauntletWizard wrote:
       | This looks nice, unlike Google's recent decision to completely
       | redo their colors to look like Apple's terrible, faded colors.
        
         | tornato7 wrote:
         | In my parents' car, the screen doesn't exactly have high
         | dynamic range, and for some reason Google Maps colors are white
         | on white, impossible to tell where the streets are looking at
         | the screen during the day.
        
           | wkat4242 wrote:
           | That's Google design these days. White on light white on
           | sightly darker white.
           | 
           | Apparently it's modern and people have thought about it. I
           | guess those people wear sunglasses all day.
        
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