Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local Health Officials

Re:Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local... by RicoElectrico on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:11AM (#46754697)

Shameless plug: start with https://comaps.app/ . Recently I helped a woman find an address because she told me there's some problem with her internet connection.

I think having an offline map of at least the region you live in can come in handy. In fact, I carry an old phone with impressive battery life (Samsung Galaxy A10) and offline maps installed on it so I don't get lost.

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Re:Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local... by sixtyj on Sunday January 25, 2026 @11:46AM (#46755645)

Paper maps (or printed) is mandatory when you are on track in mountains. Offline digital maps are useless in -30 when phone battery and powerbank are dead.

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Re:Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local... by graemep on Sunday January 25, 2026 @11:01AM (#46755218)

There are lots of offline map apps. OSMAnd, for one.

Very useful in some areas. Not even that out of the way - I have needed offline maps in Cumbria, which is just rural and hilly.

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Re:Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local... by cvarjas on Sunday January 25, 2026 @09:08PM (#46761005)

Great to see more offline map projects. Is this any different than Organic Maps currently? The about page indicated this project is a continuation of Organic Maps due to issues with that project, not sure if there are new features or if it will be the main project going forward.

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Re:Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local... by biodranik on Monday February 02, 2026 @04:25PM (#46861799)

Organic Maps has more features, and will have even more features.

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