Hi everyone!

I do some contributions to OSM and wonder why it’s not building “shortest” possible way (marked as green?

Also, will OSM - OrganicMaps\CoMaps will introduce any time soon ability for public transport routes?

I try OsmAnd+ but didn’t really like it 😥

Thanks

  • Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    13 days ago

    From the picture it seems that the green path does not go through a mapped pathway.

    OSM won’t tell you to go over random terrain, it will only guide you through paths that have been mapped as walkable. For all it knows, that terrain is thick bushes or something.

    • MoonMelon@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      13 days ago

      To your point, here are two adjacent “parks” in Washington DC. The park on the left is fully open and walkable. The park on the right has a low fence and shrubs surrounding it. You could technically hop the low fence and walk there, lots of people let their dog do that so it can crap there, but both practices are discouraged.

      Also, if you are mobility impaired, or its muddy, or whatever, you wouldn’t want to walk in the park on the left either. So it makes sense that OSM wouldn’t try to shortcut you over it.