openstreetmap – Tarik Billa

Setting map language to English in Openstreetmap with LeafletJS

July 27, 2023 by Tarik

The standard tile server of OSM tries to display labels in the local language whenever such data is available (local meaning the language of the country currently displayed, not your local language). The tiles, served by the tile server, already contain the labels, so you cannot remove them afterwards. But you can: render them on … Read more

Reverse geo location using OpenStreetMap [closed]

May 4, 2023 by Tarik

There are multiple reverse geocoding APIs available for OpenStreetMap (since the data is open-source, anyone can build one). The two that I would recommend you investigate further are: Nominatim, run by a member of the OSM community as a volunteer project. Reverse Geocoding documentation CloudMade Geocoding, run as a commercial service. Reverse Geocoding documentation (at … Read more