There has been some controversy around naming of certain bodies of water in other map apps lately.
So I thought about a possible solution to take a more neutral approach to this in Maps:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/commits/wip/mlundblad/golf-of-something
New releases of Maps and libshumate today:
Latest alpha release of Maps (including new refinements for GNOME 48) 48.alpha2, and the stable release 47.3.
New releases of libshumate 1.4.alpha, and stable bug fix release 1.3.1.
These releases where the first for Maps and libshumate making use of the new GitLab CI-based tarball release artifact templates
It's time for the traditional yearly wrap-up blog post!
https://ml4711.blogspot.com/2024/12/christmas-winter-end-of-year-holidays.html
Just released stable versions of Maps and libshumate for GNOME 47
gnome-maps 47.0 https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-maps/47/
libshumate 1.3.0 https://download.gnome.org/sources/libshumate/1.3/
Also, this means there are now stable branches "gnome-47" and "libshumate-1-3", and main in both projects are now open for new stuff!
The Flatpak build of Maps should hopefully follow soonish.
New blog post about the upcoming #GNOME Maps 47.0
Holy cow, #Transitous-based #publictransit routing has just landed in the nightly version of #GNOMEMaps, and therefore the number of cities you can get transit directions in… has gone waaaay up! It can even route through a mess like Los Angeles' multiple transit authorities 
Big props to @mlundblad for implementing this: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/merge_requests/440
Trying to set up location services on the #pinephonepro, using satellite I can get a fix and everything looks good but using #gnomeMaps, #PureMaps or google maps through firefox, they can’t find my location.
#linuxhelp #pinephone #postmarketos
Just rolled the alpha releases for #gnomemaps and #libshumate for the upcoming #GNOME 47 release, versions 47.alpha, and 1.3.alpha respectively.
Was quite a substansial changelog this time 
#GNOME Maps git main now uses the vector renderer by default! 
The venerable #OpenStreetMap Mapnik raster tiles has served us well, but the time has now come to step up to give the new vector style and implementation some more testing before being official in #GNOME 47 in September!
Another native app I find myself using more and more is #gnomemaps
Just because it started to be the most efficient way for me to look things up - usually a bicycle route. It's increasingly convincing me by utility, not by more idealistic reasons like better privacy etc.
I should probably add that it actually *is* a clear goal of mine to use native apps more and more (again) for various reasons - one big one being that it's important for #LinuxMobile - and, well, I'd say its going great :)
Whether you're planning a road trip or just want to explore new places, GNOME Maps can help you navigate with ease. With its user-friendly interface and @openstreetmap powerhouse features, you'll be able to find your way around no matter where you go. So why not give it a try on your next vacation?
If I want to make a nice map overlay (say, like you’d see when attending an event in an unfamiliar city…), are there good open editors that can like, plug into OpenStreetMap somehow? Ideally something you could load into GNOME Maps, but I’d be fine with a web embed or even just exporting as an image.
My current idea is to screenshot the area on a map and overlay in Inkscape, but there’s gotta be something better?
