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It introduces two major features funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund" +date: 2024-07-15T21:13:23+00:00 +slug: "have-you-already-installed-a-july-release-of-organic-maps-it-introduces-two-major-features-funded-through-the-ngi0-entrust-fund" +--- + +Have you already [installed](https://omaps.app/get) a July release of Organic Maps? It introduces two major features [funded](https://nlnet.nl/project/OrganicMaps/) through the NGI0 Entrust Fund: + +1. Better address search in the USA based on Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system (TIGER) data (preprocessed by [Nominatim project](https://nominatim.org/data/)), [implemented](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/2532) by Viktor Havaka. Addresses are stored, searched, and displayed as interpolations (lines along streets with a starting house number and ending house number), so don't expect to see buildings on the map (did you know that you can draw buildings and add addresses at [OpenStreetMap.org](https://openstreetmap.org/) yourself?). +There is a heuristic to decide when to use TIGER data and when to use existing OpenStreetMap data. +Map size for the whole USA has increased from 10Gb to 13Gb (including Wikipedia and elevation data, there are some [ideas](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/8672) to [split it](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/5912) to improve [incremental map updates](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/2317)). + +2. Proper rendering of texts in Indic (Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu), Arabic (N'Ko, Syriac, Mongolian), Thai and Lao, Khmer, Myanmar, Tibetan, Hangul, Hebrew scripts, [implemented](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/4281) by Alexander Borsuk by integrating [Harfbuzz](https://harfbuzz.github.io/) text shaping library with Organic Maps rendering engine (called "Drape"). + +There are other notable improvements, thanks to our beloved contributors: + +* OpenStreetMap data as of July 2 +* New Malayalam and Bengali fonts (please let us know if any other fonts need updating) +* Single tap now selects any point on the map, even if the map is empty -- by Sergiy Kozyr +* Changed long tap to toggle full-screen mode -- by Sergiy Kozyr +* Accidentally deleted bookmark on the map now can be restored immediately (Save button changes to Restore) -- by Kiryl Kaveryn +* Display major roads earlier on the world overview map -- by Konstantin Pastbin +* A selected place now shows more types/categories/amenities -- by David Martinez +* Clearer label for POI's building level -- by Antonin Delpeuch +* Display good quality fine gravel pedestrian paths as white dashed -- by Konstantin Pastbin +* Support more road/path surface types (bricks, stone, grass paver, soil) -- by Konstantin Pastbin +* More clear hints when building a route + +Search -- kudos to Viktor Havaka: +* Mountain search also shows volcanoes +* Better search results for faraway places +* Search now finds places with a number in their names +* Find parcel lockers using their ref numbers + +Android: +* Fix TTS FAQ link in the settings +* Fix GPX import from WhatsApp +* Save exported files to the local device storage -- by Kiryl Razhdzestvenski + +iOS (many kudos to Kiryl Kaveryn): +* Use the Import button in Bookmarks and Tracks dialog to load KML, KMZ, GPX files +* Fix importing of bookmarks and tracks via the "Files" app on a cold start (you can tap a KML, KMZ, GPX or KMB file in any app, then "share" it using a rectangular icon with an up arrow at the bottom left, and then choose Organic Maps icon in the list of all apps) +* Added a TTS voice test button in navigation settings -- by Fabian Wüthrich +* Enable logs in settings to help us with bug fixing +* Open social media links in installed applications +* Removed a non-working traffic button from CarPlay -- by Fabian Wüthrich +* Replaced circle checkboxex with a rounded rectangle in the time editor +* Correct dark mode startup background color -- by Evgeny Fayvuzhinsky + +Linux: +* Fix a generic Wayland icon displayed instead of an Organic Maps icon on some systems -- by Ferenc Géczi + +Our translators and reviewers helped us to update Belarusian, Chinese, Dutch, Euskara, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Ukrainian translations. + +We have also started to update the [FAQ section](https://organicmaps.app/faq/) on our website, any help with [adding new articles](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps.github.io/) and their translations is appreciated! + +Please report all issues using Report a Bug button in the app, by sending us an email, or (the best!) by creating/updating [an issue](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/) on our GitHub. + +P.S. We're now working on the [track recorder feature](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/labels/Track%20Recording). Any help with ideas, [testing](https://organicmaps.app/#community), [contributions](https://organicmaps.app/support-us/) and [donations](https://organicmaps.app/donate/) is warmly appreciated ❤️ + +Enjoy traveling with Organic Maps! 🚕 🛤 ✈️ 🏕 👣 diff --git a/content/news/2024-07-15/_index.md b/content/news/2024-07-15/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bf211b15 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/news/2024-07-15/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +--- +sort_by: date +template: news/date_section.html +--- \ No newline at end of file