Is there no category for mosques and churches?

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i couldn’t find any english answer, so i’m asking here. i use organic maps and have it connected to my account. i live in jeddah and i can see other bigger mosques have the mosque category but when i try to add my local mosque, it doesn’t have a mosque category. sorry if anything is unclear, i’m using a phone with a bad keyboard

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When I select “hamburger menu” icon (one with multiple horizontal lines), then “Add Place to OpenStreetMap”, then select location and confirm it…

Then searching “mosq” fails to find “Mosque”.

You can edit directly with full editors such as Vespucci (Android), GoMap!! (iPhone) or directly at osm.org. Though osm.org mobile support is poor.

Note, when I use CoMaps instead Organic Maps it gets found.

CoMaps is a remake and fork of Organic Maps which in turn is a remake and fork of MAPS.ME.

See https://www.comaps.app/ and CoMaps - Wikipedia and comaps/comaps: The main code repository of the navigation app CoMaps, a community-led fork of Organic Maps. Reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit. - Codeberg.org

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Sorry, I failed at reading and testing! In Organic Map mosque entry is missing.

It is present in CoMaps, a remake and fork of Organic Maps which in turn is a remake and fork of MAPS.ME.

See https://www.comaps.app/ and CoMaps - Wikipedia and comaps/comaps: The main code repository of the navigation app CoMaps, a community-led fork of Organic Maps. Reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit. - Codeberg.org

Sorry for a confusion. I updated answer above. Once again PEBKAC

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thanks for clarifying, i am installing comaps thanks to your advice. it’s familiar and cross platform as in on android and ios. sorry if my wording is bad (i am on an ancient phone)

and once again, thanks for helping me

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No, your wording was entirely clear.

I just got confused by names and multiple app remakes. And, well, Comaps is a bit bland name.

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Thanks, Also on a somewhat unrelated question.

if i make any updates on osm.org, why don’t i see it in organic/co maps?

also, when i go in edit mode on the site, all the roads and buildings are unaligned to the satellite map

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Organic and Comaps update their files on a cycle. Monthly i think. Comaps provide a small alert to download new versions when available.

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  1. OrganicMaps and CoMaps updates once a month, so in the worst case you will need to wait until processing of the next monthly updates

  2. Using aerial imagery - OpenStreetMap Wiki may be helpful

In general using Using aerial imagery - OpenStreetMap Wiki steps to match imagery to mapped data is typically proper way to do. If you are advanced mapper you may fix existing misaligned data, but it is complex - and if you add more data aligned in the same way it will not make things worse

(if above is unclear feel free to ask here or create a new thread)

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