#1008533 RFP: elpa-osm -- OpenStreetMap viewer for Emacs

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Antoine Beaupre
Date:
2025-11-29 16:50:38 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#1008533#5
Date:
2022-03-28 14:18:12 UTC
From:
To:
* Package name    : elpa-osm
  Version         : 0.6
  Upstream Author : Daniel Mendler <mail+gh@daniel-mendler.de>
* URL             : https://github.com/minad/osm
* License         : GPL-3
  Programming Lang: Elisp
  Description     : OpenStreetMap viewer for Emacs

Features

 * Zoomable and moveable map display
 * Display of tracks and POIs from GPX file
 * Parallel fetching of tiles with curl
 * Moving in large and small steps
 * Mouse support (dragging, clicking, menu)
 * Map scale indicator
 * Go to coordinate
 * Search for location by name
 * Org and Elisp link support
 * Bookmarked positions with pins
 * Multiple preconfigured tile servers
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That thing is just incredible. A "slippery-map" viewer for emacs that
works, and works well. A beautiful work of art. We should definitely
have this in debian, and deps seem minimal.