Jan PenfratI'm not a software developer, so this is a real question:
Can it really be so hard for maps apps like @CoMaps, @organicmaps, and #OSMand and #MapsMe etc to agree on a common link format when sharing locations?
James Derrick@ilumium @CoMaps @organicmaps What are you sharing though? Location? Address? Gazeteer? #OpenStreetMap feature?
For a location, the [URI geo:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_URI_scheme) works, but is hard to type in without error.
For shorter links, [Plus Code](https://maps.google.com/pluscodes/) uses variable length, so locally you type less.
[MapCode](https://www.mapcode.com/about) also has short codes.
I'd personally never use this proprietary option: https://w3w.me.ss/
Each works for a different case - and apps.
@jamesderrick Any kind of location I share from CoMaps or OrganicMaps for example does include a geo: link but it's never clickable for me. Instead it's misunderstood by (Android) apps as a phone number. The Organic or CoMap-specifc URLs on the other hand don't open with the other respective app.
(I put aside the annoying text that's shared with each location. 🫣)
