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New translations: Thai and Swedish

2025-07-18

Recently, additional translations have been added to OpenStreetBrowser: Tamil (in Jan 2025), Thai (in Feb 2025) and Indonesian and Swedish (in Jul 2025). Thanks a lot for the contributions! If you want to improve or add translations, head over to Weblate. Here's a statistics of all current translations including a (hopefully) complete list of all contributors.

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Improved fullscreen mode

2025-02-21

OpenStreetBrowser now utilizes the Fullscreen API, allowing it to take advantage of the entire screen when activated. If you prefer not to use this feature, you can switch to "window mode" in the Options. Additionally, in fullscreen mode, the controls will automatically hide after a few seconds of inactivity, enabling you to enjoy an uninterrupted view of the map - perfect for capturing screenshots!

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Maxspeed Category now with traffic signs

2024-11-03

The maxspeed category now includes maxspeed traffic signs (from zoom level 16). If the traffic signs have a direction, the icon will be rotated accordingly.

For this to work, I added a new TwigJS filter: 'parseDirection', which handles values like 'east' or 'NNW'.

Screenshot of the mapnik rendering of Bennetsbridge, overlayed by colored roads (depending on the speed). A few traffic signs with their speed limit are visible. read more

New category: Etymology

2024-09-15

The new etymology category (in the "Culture" section) informs about map features which have been named after someone or something. If a "name:etymology:wikidata" Tag is found, it will link to Wikidata.

Screenshot of OpenStreetBrowser, showing the "Etymology" category. A popup has been opened on "Tausigplatz" in Vienna. The popup shows the Etymology of name coming from Franziska Tausig and Otto Tausig. Both names link to Wikidata. read more

Boundaries and Driving Side (v5.4)

2024-07-23

There are some new functions for category developers:

  • A Twig function 'boundaries(lat, lon)' which returns a list of boundaries the coordinate lies within (Countries).
  • A property of the map object called boundaries which holds the list of boundaries at the map center.
  • A property of the map object called driving_side which is either "left" or "right" with regards to the map center.
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