AlonealastalovedalongtheOpenstreetmap is reaching the point that it is just more information rich and beautiful than google maps and that is awesome
jomo@Alonealastalovedalongthe Please don't confuse the OpenStreetMap project with the default map layer displayed on osm.org (or any other map). I agree it's not obvious from outside, and the name might be a bit misleading, but OSM really is a database which can be used to create maps, but not a map itself. It has more information than you can display on a map, therefore a lot of different maps for different purposes exist.
@Alonealastalovedalongthe this one (from the default web editor) shows the points and lines present in the same area as your screenshots, but doesn't show all the attributes each of them have.
@Alonealastalovedalongthe this wiki page has a very incomplete list, yet still over 360 maps:
@Alonealastalovedalongthe also note that the different map layers / design of the map, search, routing, displaying information, and other map tools are separate things and often done by entirely different pieces of software. It uses the OpenStreetMap data, but none of those software pieces "are" OSM.
@Alonealastalovedalongthe the osm.org website hints at this by showing search "Results from OpenStreetMap Nominatim" and "Results from GeoNames"and giving you 6 different options for routing software when you use directions on the website.
Hope this helps, feel free to reach out if you have questions. Or start improving your area (from your couch!) at https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit :)
Oooh that makes a ton of sense, but I hadn't thought about it. Thanks for pointing that out!