Online Nominatim search?

[stf]

I am running Osmand version 2.1.1 and needed to look up a house number that
was not in OpenStreetMap and thus not in the Osmand map data. On the
OpenStreetMap website I can do that as Nominatim falls back on some other
data sources if it needs too.

I was pretty sure that in earlier versions of Osmand there was an option to
do an address search "online" using Nominatim. But I can't find it now.

Am I mistaken that it used to exist?

If it did exist, has it been removed?

If it is still in Osmand, how does one use it?

[Max Erickson]

Turn on the online maps plugin and it becomes available as a button in the
POI search.

This gets asked repeatedly, like I said last time I replied to the
question, having the online features controlled in one place is a good
thing, but there is apparently a problem with the name/UI/discoverability.


Max

Post by stf
I am running Osmand version 2.1.1 and needed to look up a house number
that was not in OpenStreetMap and thus not in the Osmand map data. On the
OpenStreetMap website I can do that as Nominatim falls back on some other
data sources if it needs too.
I was pretty sure that in earlier versions of Osmand there was an option
to do an address search "online" using Nominatim. But I can't find it now.
Am I mistaken that it used to exist?
If it did exist, has it been removed?
If it is still in Osmand, how does one use it?

[Tod Fitch]

I don’t think I’d have ever found that without your response. And I did look through all the documents and FAQs at osmand.net . . .

Turn on the online maps plugin and it becomes available as a button in the POI search.
This gets asked repeatedly, like I said last time I replied to the question, having the online features controlled in one place is a good thing, but there is apparently a problem with the name/UI/discoverability.
Max

[Stephan75]

I urgently vote for making the nominatim online search feature *NOT
dependent* on the online maps plugin, but make it *available always*.

What is the benefit from having that feature hidden in the online map
plugin ???

When enough time, will try to open a github issue for that.

Stephan

Post by Max Erickson
Turn on the online maps plugin and it becomes available as a button in the
POI search.
This gets asked repeatedly, like I said last time I replied to the
question, having the online features controlled in one place is a good
thing, but there is apparently a problem with the name/UI/discoverability.

[Harry van der Wolf]

I fully agree with Stephan.To some extend I understand the decisions to
gather all on-line actions under online maps plugin setting, but I don't
need online maps to be able to use nominatim search.
Uploading POIs/OSM data from OsmAnd does not belong to the online maps
plugin either.

I would also strongly suggest to decouple it from the online maps plugin
and make it a separate warning. When using nominatim a popup should occur
saying something like "Warning: The nominatim search is an online search
option. It will require a wi-fi or data connection to be able to use it".
And below the warning a checkbox "Don't warn me again".

It could also work the other way round: Just let it function and give a
warning when no internet connection, wifi or data, is available. The
nominatim search is data wise extremely small (<100 KB), so not a problem
for a data subscription either.


Harry

Post by Stephan75
I urgently vote for making the nominatim online search feature *NOT
dependent* on the online maps plugin, but make it *available always*.
What is the benefit from having that feature hidden in the online map
plugin ???
When enough time, will try to open a github issue for that.
Stephan

Post by Max Erickson
Turn on the online maps plugin and it becomes available as a button in
the POI search.
This gets asked repeatedly, like I said last time I replied to the
question, having the online features controlled in one place is a good
thing, but there is apparently a problem with the name/UI/discoverability.
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[Flaemingbaer]

+1 ... please decouple it

I ever wanted to send a bug request that the nominatim search was gone with
my update to 2.x - I did not notice that this highly wanted feature was
bundled to Online Maps - which I really do not want to use and from this I
had not switched on the plugin ... :-)

Post by Harry van der Wolf
I fully agree with Stephan.To some extend I understand the decisions to
gather all on-line actions under online maps plugin setting, but I don't
need online maps to be able to use nominatim search.
Uploading POIs/OSM data from OsmAnd does not belong to the online maps
plugin either.
I would also strongly suggest to decouple it from the online maps plugin
and make it a separate warning. When using nominatim a popup should occur
saying something like "Warning: The nominatim search is an online search
option. It will require a wi-fi or data connection to be able to use it".
And below the warning a checkbox "Don't warn me again".
It could also work the other way round: Just let it function and give a
warning when no internet connection, wifi or data, is available. The
nominatim search is data wise extremely small (<100 KB), so not a problem
for a data subscription either.
Harry

Post by Stephan75
I urgently vote for making the nominatim online search feature *NOT
dependent* on the online maps plugin, but make it *available always*.
What is the benefit from having that feature hidden in the online map
plugin ???
When enough time, will try to open a github issue for that.
Stephan

Post by Max Erickson
Turn on the online maps plugin and it becomes available as a button in
the POI search.
This gets asked repeatedly, like I said last time I replied to the
question, having the online features controlled in one place is a good
thing, but there is apparently a problem with the name/UI/discoverability.