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 ====== OpenStreetMap ====== ====== OpenStreetMap ======
  
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 The main advantages of OSM over Google Maps are that the maps: The main advantages of OSM over Google Maps are that the maps:
   * are more [[#up-to-date]],   * are more [[#up-to-date]],
-  * have [[#more_trails |more trails]],+  * have [[#more_trails |more trail information]],
   * have lots of [[#different_layers| different layers]] (like topographic information), and   * have lots of [[#different_layers| different layers]] (like topographic information), and
   * can be used [[#offline]], which is a big one for emergency preparedness.   * can be used [[#offline]], which is a big one for emergency preparedness.
  
 ===== Some Links ===== ===== Some Links =====
-  * Viewing the Maps: [[https://osm.org |osm.org]] or [[https://openstreetmap.org | openstreetmap.org]]+  * To view the Maps: [[https://osm.org |osm.org]] or [[https://openstreetmap.org | openstreetmap.org]]
   * App for Android, iPhone, Linux: [[https://organicmaps.app]]   * App for Android, iPhone, Linux: [[https://organicmaps.app]]
   * More Info: [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org]]   * More Info: [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org]]
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 ==== Linux ==== ==== Linux ====
-Installing Organic Maps on a computer could help EOCs manage resources over the radio when the internet is down.  Maps can be searched or even printed for field work. +Installing Organic Maps on a computer could help EOCs manage resources over the radio when the internet is down.  Maps can be searched or even printed for field work.  Different areas can be downloaded locally with a few simple clicks.  All of Canada takes a bit over 3 GB of space. 
-{{ :howto:openstreetmap:omapslinux.png }}+ 
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-Different areas can be downloaded locally with a few simple clicks.  All of Canada takes a bit over 3 GB of space. +{{ howto/openstreetmap/omaps_update.png }}
-{{ :howto:openstreetmap:omapslinuxdownload.png }}+
  
 Rightnow, the option to delete individual areas doesn't seem to be working very well but the individual files are located here (at least on the Flatpak install) and can be deleted manually: Rightnow, the option to delete individual areas doesn't seem to be working very well but the individual files are located here (at least on the Flatpak install) and can be deleted manually:
   ~/.var/app/app.organicmaps.desktop/data/OMaps   ~/.var/app/app.organicmaps.desktop/data/OMaps
  
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