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CoMaps: powered by open source and OpenStreetMap

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Do you know where CoMaps gets its map data from? Would you be surprised to learn it's from OpenStreetMap and other open source projects?

You might have heard that CoMaps is open source, but did you know that when you use CoMaps you're actually using content…
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CoMaps in 2026: Planning for the future

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What we aim to achieve in 2026

After reflecting on our 2025 and what we have achieved so far, we want to also share some updates and plans we have for …
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How CoMaps focuses on Privacy

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Some technical changes CoMaps made to protect your privacy

From the beginning of the project, we have chosen to preserve the privacy of our users. To do so, we have implemented te…
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CoMaps and its community at the end of 2025

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A big thanks to everyone who made this possible. And a request for help

CoMaps is now about 6 months old and between this and the end of the year, we want to reflect a bit about where we are s…
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Mapping offline with CoMaps and Every Door

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How to contribute to OpenStreetMap when off the grid

This blog post was originally published on my blog on November 21, 2025, under a CC BY-SA license. For the first half of…
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A living map of Zion National Park

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Enjoying the wilderness with a map of Zion National Park

Zion National Park is a huge wasteland, which is what makes it so interesting. The park has peaks thousands of feet high…
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Improving OpenStreetMap through CoMaps notes

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How you can help to improve OpenStreetMap - and thus CoMaps - by reviewing open notes

CoMaps is only possible thanks to the global, collective efforts of the thousands of contributors to OpenStreetMap. And …
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Improving routing data by correcting 1% of errors

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How navigation apps take penalties into account

The original French version of this was published as an OSM diary entry. How navigation apps take penalties into account…
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How I designed the logo for CoMaps - and the lesson it taught me

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A longer version of this blog post, including more in-between design stages, was originally published on my blog on Sept…
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Why I Use CoMaps to Find Hiking Areas Near Me

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CoMaps is My Preferred Hiking App

There are many hiking areas near me, which is nice because I like taking hikes out in nature preserves from time to time…
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The diversity of OpenStreetMap tools and how they help create a commons

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This blog post was originally published on my blog on August 11, 2025, under a CC BY-SA license. Last weekend was the 21…
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RebootPrivacy: CoMaps, a free and open-source alternative to big tech navigation. Offline, privacy-focused and beautiful!

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Unlock the Freedom of Offline Travel with CoMaps In a world where data is collected at every turn, it's easy to forget h…
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Why Global Travelers Are Switching to Community-Powered Maps

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Mobile navigation apps often depend on constant connectivity and user tracking, CoMaps offers a refreshing alternative. …
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