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Is it possible to get a nice looking overlay? Like this one: https://www.ecosia.org/map?q=lunga&coordinates=56.488247,-6.422436&placeName=Isle%20of%20Lunga

Ecosia Maps are using OpenStreetMap but the definition is so much more pleasant to look at. OpenStreetMap or Organic Maps are a lot more...technical.

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[–] spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

If you'll notice on the bottom right, it says Mapbox, which is a framework/library built on top of Openstreet maps that provides things like these custom map overlays.

[–] Voyager@psychedelia.ink 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey there Coach, happy to see a fellow Ecosia user in the wild!
This map seems to be using Mapbox Streets for its' style featuring vivid colors.

OSM has plenty of styles you can use. Here are some interesting ones that I found so far:
https://www.mapbox.com/gallery/
https://openmaptiles.org/styles/
https://maps.stamen.com/#watercolor/12/37.7706/-122.3782
Toner is my favorite of these, as well as Dark Matter for mapping in the dark.

Though using them depends if they are integrated using Mapbox as we are relying on the configuration of the applet to provide these styles.

[–] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hiya, thanks for that. Is there any way of importing these render styles to OSM app?

[–] toaster@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you figure this one out?

[–] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately no