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24 alternatives to OpenStreetMap statistics that can be updated with GitHub actions

Hey there, I'm an OpenStreetMap enthusiast and I was curious what kind of impact the app I am using has (I use StreetComplete[1], an easy-to-use Android app to add missing information). I couldn't find data for all my questions and some were not up to date, but I found a few starting points on how to do it myself[2][3]. Soon I realized that many more interesting questions about OpenStreetMap in general could be answered with the data and I created a website (https://piebro.github.io/openstreetmap-statistics/) to show them. Since I want the data to be up to date, I added a…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OpenStreetMap statistics that can be updated with GitHub actions launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1OO

    Hi HN, After 9 years of running my own OpenStreetMap tile server infra for MapHub (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11389989), I've open-sourced it and launched OpenFreeMap. You can either self-host or use our public instance. Everything is open-source, including the full production setup — there’s no 'open-core' model here. Check out the repo (https://github.com/hyperknot/openfreemap). The map data comes from OpenStreetMap. I also provide weekly full planet downloads both in Btrfs and MBTiles formats. I aim to cover the running costs of the public…

    2024 · openfreemap.org · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    MapHub allows you to create, share and collaborate interactive maps online.

    2016 · maphub.net · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    I've been working on this project for about 4 years. It began as terrain only because world wide elevation data was publicly available. I then added buildings from OpenStreetMap (crowd sourced) and more recently from Overture Maps data. Some computer vision/machine learning advancements [1] in the past few years have made it possible to estimate tree canopy heights using satellite imagery alone making it possible to finally add trees to the map. The data isn't perfect, but it's within +/- 3 meters of so. Good enough to give a general idea for any location on Earth. Happy to answer…

    2024 · shademap.app · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    The reddit of maps

    2019 · maplist.co · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Hey HN, jvaclavik here from OpenClimbing team! We are thrilled to release version 2.0 of our fully opensource/opendata climbing guide. Based on OpenStreetMap for map-data and Wikimedia Commons for images, we created a (hopefully) user-friendly app which completely uses these open databases, thus contributing data back to commons. We designed a simple and powerful notation for drawing climbing routes directly over the Wikimedia pictures: - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikimedia_commons:pa... Check out the release article for a ton of new features, or go…

    2014 · openstreetmap.org · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    For the past few months, I've been working on a website that answers two different questions: - Where in my city have the best travel times to all the things and people I care about? - Given a listing, how far is it from all the things and people I care about? Personally this was fueled by my own frustrations when I was apartment hunting in NYC. I was frustrating to have to juggle so many Google Maps tabs when I was evaluating a listing, and it was also annoying to not have full confidence that I was even searching in the right places. I wanted to be close to work, a Trader Joe's, and a…

    2025 · theretowhere.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Flexible tool to build planet-scale vector tilesets from OpenStreetMap data fast - onthegomap/planetiler

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8
    GitRanks▲127

    Hi HN, I built GitRanks because I’ve always wanted a clear, fun way to see how my open-source work compares - both globally and right here at home. The app pulls in GitHub data to give every developer an at-a-glance “scorecard”, then rolls those into live leaderboards so you can: - Track rankings by stars, contributions and followers - Filter worldwide vs. your own country - Refresh daily - no waiting weeks to see your progress - Discover rising devs you’ve never heard of and follow their work Tech Stack: - Back: MongoDB | NestJS | BullMQ | GraphQL - Front: Next.js | Tailwind | Shadcn Data:…

    2025 · gitranks.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Revolutionize GIS data management with Geoman for Leaflet, MapLibre, and Mapbox. Add drawing, editing, cutting, splitting, snapping, measuring, and more directly on the map.

    2020 · geoman.io · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    GitSpo▲112

    Measure & engage your open-source community

    2020 · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    GitHub data on Google BigQuery and public datasets

    2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    MapJam▲137

    Beautiful personalized map sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    for software developers, teams, and open-source communities

    2019 · its alternatives →

  14. 14SA

    StreetComplete is an OpenStreetMap[0] editor directed at people who want to contribute and want to do this using their smartphone, without learning how to edit things[1]. It is available as an Android application. It is intended to be used as one walks, with quests appearing as markers on the map. Selecting a marker allows one to answer a simple question. The answer will be added to the OpenStreetMap database, with app handling selecting objects for editing, transforming answer into OSM tags and making edits. OpenStreetMap account is needed to apply edits, but it is possible to start without…

    2020 · its alternatives →

  15. 15
    MapFig▲97

    The open source mapping tool for websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

  16. 16M

    A web platform I've written to make it easy for people to share goespatial time series data and display it on animated heatmaps. There's also a social media component that allows you to write comments, follow, share and like data sets that you want to engage with. You can also download the CSV data and embed animations into your own websites. People uploading datasets can also choose to make money by accepting donations. Please check out the home page for more details: https://mapipedia.com Here are some samples of things created with the platform (press the play button to start…

    2019 · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Hi all, This project release is a long time coming. It was a big uphill battle, and by far my largest endeavor so far. I built it for Sandstorm because I believe in Sandstorm's model, and I wanted to show that there's still life and potential in it. If you're inspired, joining our OpenCollective would be really helpful: https://opencollective.com/sandstormcommunity (keeping in mind that Sandstorm has now moved from its original leadership to a community project https://sandstorm.org/news/2023-11-03-from-io-to-org). You can also join our mailing list or…

    2023 · sandstorm.org · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Track your favorite Github awesome repos, not just star them

    2021 · trackawesomelist.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19

    Explore popularity & activity trends using Github open data

    2022 · ossinsight.io · its alternatives →

  20. 20MN
  21. 21MM

    The easiest way to show your geotagged photos and CSV data on a map.

    2020 · mapipedia.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22TL

    Made this todo list + calendar heat map over a couple of weekends, so its rough, but should be valuable enough to be used. Currently stores data in local storage, but I'm working on persisting data with auth + a database. Features coming in the couple weeks: (1) Search, (2) Categories. Hope you find it useful!

    2023 · todogrids.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Learn about the history of open source GIS: GRASS, QGIS, HDF, NetCDF, PostGIS, OSM, Leaflet, GeoPandas, MapShaper, OpenLayers.

    2020 · makepath.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    I've been building a bunch of US geography tools/games/visualizations and thought folks on HN might like this one. There are also drive-time and bike-time tools available on the same page. For folks interested, all of the data comes from OpenStreetMap and the US Census at the moment - OSM for routing and points interest and the US Census for population data. Anonymous users can use it 5x/day. I put up a waitlist page to gauge interest in a paid version but there's no way for the public to make an account - feel free to bypass the limits in an incognito tab. The site is US-only…

    Jul 2026 · blockatlas.com · its alternatives →

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