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}}'''Organic Maps''' is a privacy-focused and community-developed navigation app for travelers, drivers, hikers, and cyclists. It offers navigation with privacy - no location tracking, no data collection, and no ads, so users can take control of their data. Search, routing and navigation operates without a cell phone signal, ideal for distant hiking trails or locations with poor connections. Organic Maps uses the crowd-sourced map data from OpenStreetMap, which has contributors all over the globe. The apps is [[free and open-source software]], with priority for community development and collaboration.
'''Organic Maps''' is a privacy-focused, [[free and open-source]] offline map and navigation app for Android and iOS based on crowd-sourced [[OpenStreetMap]] data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exodus Privacy Project report about Organic Maps |url=https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/app.organicmaps/latest/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Exodus Privacy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Popa |first=Bogdan |date=2021-08-11 |title=New Google Maps Alternative Promises Zero Ads, No Tracking |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/new-google-maps-alternative-promises-zero-ads-no-tracking-167058.html |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=autoevolution |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Organic Maps : une alternative à Google Maps gratuite et sans publicité |url=https://geeko.lesoir.be/2021/08/11/organic-maps-une-alternative-a-google-maps-gratuite-et-sans-publicite/ |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=Geeko |language=fr}}</ref> It is a [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of the [[MAPS.ME]] application, which became [[proprietary software]] after being sold to Daegu Limited. The app contains features related to walking, hiking, and cycling paths, turn-by-turn navigation, dark mode, and other basic map features.


== Community-Driven Development ==
Organic Maps is an open-source project that prioritizes community involvement. Users and developers from diverse backgrounds can collaborate, report issues, suggest improvements, and contribute to the app's growth on [https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps GitHub]. The community-driven approach ensures that Organic Maps remains adaptable and responsive to the needs of its users.
== Features ==
== Features ==
*Offline maps of the World<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=I tried using the open source map application 'Organic Maps' that can be used outside the service area for free and without ads |url=https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20210626-organic-maps/ |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=GIGAZINE |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*Cycling routes, hiking trails, and walking paths<ref name=":0" />
*Contour lines, elevation profiles, peaks, and slopes<ref name=":0" />
*Turn-by-turn walking, cycling, and car navigation with voice guidance
*Searching information on the map and adding bookmarks
*Bookmarks export and import in [[KML]]/[[KML|KMZ]] formats
*Bookmarks import in [[GPS Exchange Format|GPX]] format
*[[Dark Mode]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Цепелева|first=Маша|date=2021-06-18|title=Создатели Maps.me запустили сервис Organic Maps с офлайн-картами без трекеров и регистрации — Сервисы на vc.ru|url=https://vc.ru/services/260687-sozdateli-maps-me-zapustili-servis-organic-maps-s-oflayn-kartami-bez-trekerov-i-registracii|access-date=2022-01-19|website=vc.ru}}</ref>


==== Privacy ====
== Developer ==
Organic Maps is developed by some of the original creators of [[MAPS.ME]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and is legally registered in Estonia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Organic Maps: Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation|url=https://organicmaps.app/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=organicmaps.app|language=en}}</ref>

* No Ads
* No Location Tracking
* No Data Collection

==== Offline Navigation ====

* Offline Maps and No Cell Signal Required

==== Saves Battery Power ====

* Efficient Use of Battery

==== Navigation ====

* Hiking, Biking, Driving, Public Transport

== Integration with OpenStreetMap ==
Organic Maps relies on the collaborative efforts with OpenStreetMap contributors, offering up-to-date map data contributed by the community. By integrating with OpenStreetMap, Organic Maps ensures users have access to navigation information used by hundreds of applications, and have the opportunity to update maps with changes in roads, addresses, businesses, landmarks, etc.

== History ==
Organic Maps was created by the founders of Maps.me. In 2011 MapsWithMe (later renamed to [[Maps.me]]) was founded and in September 2015 a decision was made to open-source the app. In 2021, the free and open-source software ([[Free and open-source software|FOSS]]) community collaborated to create a privacy focused maps navigation app using Maps.me open-source code as a starting point, to create a faster and simplified navigation app, and Organic Maps was born. A publicly released app became available in the app stores in August 2021.
[[File:Organic-maps-on-gentoo-linux.png|thumb|[https://repology.org/project/organicmaps/versions On Linux]]]
[[File:Organic-maps-on-gentoo-linux.png|thumb|[https://repology.org/project/organicmaps/versions On Linux]]]


Revision as of 02:18, 14 September 2023

Organic Maps
Developer(s)Organic Maps OÜ
Repositoryorganicmaps on GitHub
Written inC++, Java, Objective-C, Swift
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, Linux
PredecessorMaps.me
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websiteorganicmaps.app

Organic Maps is a privacy-focused, free and open-source offline map and navigation app for Android and iOS based on crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data.[1][2][3] It is a fork of the MAPS.ME application, which became proprietary software after being sold to Daegu Limited. The app contains features related to walking, hiking, and cycling paths, turn-by-turn navigation, dark mode, and other basic map features.

Features

  • Offline maps of the World[4]
  • Cycling routes, hiking trails, and walking paths[4]
  • Contour lines, elevation profiles, peaks, and slopes[4]
  • Turn-by-turn walking, cycling, and car navigation with voice guidance
  • Searching information on the map and adding bookmarks
  • Bookmarks export and import in KML/KMZ formats
  • Bookmarks import in GPX format
  • Dark Mode[5]

Developer

Organic Maps is developed by some of the original creators of MAPS.ME,[4][5] and is legally registered in Estonia.[6]

On Linux

See also

References

  1. ^ "Exodus Privacy Project report about Organic Maps". Exodus Privacy. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ Popa, Bogdan (2021-08-11). "New Google Maps Alternative Promises Zero Ads, No Tracking". autoevolution. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. ^ "Organic Maps : une alternative à Google Maps gratuite et sans publicité". Geeko (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. ^ a b c d "I tried using the open source map application 'Organic Maps' that can be used outside the service area for free and without ads". GIGAZINE. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  5. ^ a b Цепелева, Маша (2021-06-18). "Создатели Maps.me запустили сервис Organic Maps с офлайн-картами без трекеров и регистрации — Сервисы на vc.ru". vc.ru. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. ^ "Organic Maps: Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation". organicmaps.app. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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