Cool Tools that I am/should start using
Posted by likeToTravel on 26 December 2025 in English. Last updated on 27 December 2025.Merry Christmas!
Part 1
Hi! I’m @likeToTravel, and I suck at writing, so I’m gonna go straight to the point:
THE LIST
Pascal Neis Stuff:
- OSMviz. I use this to visualize my changes because I am so dumb, I don’t understand OSMCha (hence, you won’t find OSMCha on my list). To see a changeset, go to the link and add the changeset number after
?c=in the link. Or, just go to… - Find Suspicious OpenStreetMap Changesets. This is very useful to find changesets that asked for help. You can also have a link directly to that changeset’s OSMviz or Achavi page.
- How did you contribute to OpenStreetMap? (aka hdyc). Cool because you can visualize any user’s stats.
- OSMstats. It’s cool because it has a lot of stats, for lack of a better word.
- OSMfight. Funny :)
Overpass & other:
- Overpass Turbo. I use this to create challenges on MapRoulette, which is cool, but it also has some other interesting uses.
- Achavi. Better version of OSMviz! Basically the same, even the link thing I was talking about with the changeset number.
- OSM Buildings. It’s just cool.
- OSM Lane Visualizer. This helps me a lot with understanding any tag that starts with
turn, especiallyturn:lanes=*&turn:lanes:*=*. - Go Map!!. OSM Editor for iOS and iPadOS! I don’t use Android, so this is my best option. The UI is weird, and you really need to know your tags if you want to map here, but apart from that, it can also do GPS Traces, which works insanely well with Shortcuts (it is an app).
Honorable Mention
To my hikers, OSM Destination Signs.
Discussion
Comment from Aeiouai on 26 December 2025 at 15:12
very cool, thanks for sharing! Didnt know about most of these.
Comment from bryceco on 27 December 2025 at 18:33
I have a Shortcut that let’s me share an OSM user name to HDYC so I can quickly get an overview of them: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d2f056693ec6481bb2e682b63758b3c1
I’m curious how you use Shortcuts with GPS traces?
Go Map!! uses the same tagging presets as iD, so you shouldn’t need to be a tagging expert.
Comment from likeToTravel on 28 December 2025 at 01:00
Go Map!! has preset shortcuts to start GPS Traces. I meant you need to memorize your tags because it isn’t like most editors like iD that give you initial tags to work with
Comment from jm428 on 28 December 2025 at 22:43
Go Map!! does give you initial tags to work with, when you are in the tag editor select “Common Tags” at the bottom and it will give you the same stuff as iD.
Comment from rompe on 31 December 2025 at 11:42
May I add https://whatdidyoudo.rompe.org/likeToTravel to your toolbox? You can use it to summarize what you (or others) have done today (or within a specific time range).
Processing is currently limited to 100 changesets, but that will be fixed in the next days. Don’t hesitate to open new issues on the project page!