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zarl

Mapper since:
February 28, 2008
Last map edit:
June 30, 2025

In the field I use a Garmin Oregon 700 (which replaced the 400t model and an earlier Greko) and different cameras for photo mapping. I usually try to improve bicycle routing (including corresponding infrastructure like ice cream parlors) as well as hiking paths. I also contributed to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap tasks.

The different profiles of my Oregon are currently set up to display different routable maps like these:

All of these osm based maps have some nice features that work well (or even great!) for walking/hiking and cycling as well as driving a car.

I recommend Organic Maps on your Android or iOS smartphone as a replacement for map data from Google or Apple.

Continue reading in the osm wiki.

Latest Diaries

"Wisepilot map reporter" müllt OSM mit sinnlosen Notes zu

Mir fiel heute eine ganz schräge Ansammlung von Notes wie dieser hier auf, die offensichtlich mit einer mobilen App generiert wurden. Gepo...

1 comment September 10, 2014

"Wisepilot map reporter" is absolutely useless

I just stumbled over a pile of absolutely useless notes like this one: they are sent by anonymous users so it’s not possible to ask them for furthe...

3 comments September 10, 2014

created account (28. Februar 2008)

Here I am :-)

0 comments February 28, 2008