1mo ago

is comaps data updated only when the app updates?

I added some data on local shops in OrganicMaps and StreetComplete. My changes are visible in OSM online but my (just downloaded) maps in CoMaps don't show them. I found this issue for OrganicMaps that says maps data is updated only when the whole app is updated and I assume CoMaps works the same.

Are there any structural reasons why this is the case? Or is there a possibility/plans to have maps data refresh more frequently?

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The dataset you contributed to by using street complete is the main osm dataset. Comaps cant just take that data 1:1 as it would be huge and full of things that arent needed for the app. The data you download through comaps is a semi automatically curated dataset based on osm so making it live would be impossible. I think there are issues on the codeberg repo about switching to a weekly or so schedule for updating map data. There is also a plan for custom map server URLs afaik.
Yes. They are updated only when the app updates. It's probably to allow wrong data to be corrected in the meantime or something.
- I think having delayed updates to maps is worse though.
  For one it can create duplicates, as multiple people try adding rhe same shop. I didn't know that was the reason but I did find some shops I had added that had been also mapped by someone else a few meters away.
  It also looks like a limitation to adding things that may change more frequently, like ongoing works temporary blocking a road or a speed trap.
  
  Short-lived / Temporary data, like road-work, is not mapped in OSM, so that's not a concern.
  
  Yeah, seems like a bad idea. Hopefully CoMaps can introduce live updates like OsmAnd.

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