High quality free mapping service for Germany [closed]
Is there a high-quality free mapping service for Germany comparable to the great IGN maps of France available for free on Geoportail?
I am looking for something that can be used to plan hikes and discover new areas.
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I don't think there is something official similar in Germany. You can use Kompass, which use OSM data. I don't know where they get the elevation model from though.
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As user24582 wrote, official maps are available in many places. The best freely available map data (available online, using smartphone apps or a (Garmin) GPS device) is based on Openstreetmap - crowdsourced maps. In most areas the data is by far better than other online maps, often even better than official maps which tend to be a bit outdated and not so much focused on tourists.
There are many OSM-based themed maps available, specializing on different use cases, such as hiking, car-routing or even horse riding.
For offline use (smartphone, GPS) my personal recommendation would be http://freizeitkarte-osm.de/ .
For online use I recommend https://hiking.waymarkedtrails.org/ which includes many hiking routes.
Here you can find a comparison of different OSM based maps with Google maps to get an impression of the level of detail available: http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/#14/50.1096/8.6855&num=4&mt0=mapnik&mt1=google-map&mt2=public_transport&mt3=hike_bike
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