Fix OSM data refreshes not immediately rendering

app/routes/place.js

@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
 import { service } from '@ember/service';
 
+// Detects whether the fresh OSM data differs from the currently-shown model
+// by more than ~1m of coordinate drift, or in any tag. Mirrors the relevant
+// subset of `storage.refreshPlace`'s diff for the non-bookmark path.
+function hasOsmChanges(place, fresh) {
+  const latDiff = Math.abs((place.lat ?? 0) - (fresh.lat ?? 0));
+  const lonDiff = Math.abs((place.lon ?? 0) - (fresh.lon ?? 0));
+  if (latDiff > 0.00001 || lonDiff > 0.00001) return true;
+
+  const oldTags = place.osmTags || {};
+  const newTags = fresh.osmTags || {};
+  const allKeys = new Set([...Object.keys(oldTags), ...Object.keys(newTags)]);
+  for (const key of allKeys) {
+    if (oldTags[key] !== newTags[key]) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export default class PlaceRoute extends Route {
   @service storage;
   @service osm;
@@ -131,14 +148,32 @@ export default class PlaceRoute extends Route {
   }
 
   async checkUpdates(place) {
-    // Only check for updates if it's a saved place (has ID) and is an OSM object
-    if (place && place.id && place.osmId && place.osmType) {
+    if (!place || !place.osmId || !place.osmType) return;
+
+    // Bookmarked place — refresh via storage, which persists the update.
+    if (place.id) {
       const updatedPlace = await this.storage.refreshPlace(place);
       if (updatedPlace) {
-        // If an update occurred, refresh the map UI selection without moving the camera
-        // This ensures the sidebar shows the new data
+        // If an update occurred, refresh the map UI selection without moving
+        // the camera. This ensures the sidebar shows the new data.
         this.mapUi.selectPlace(updatedPlace, { preventZoom: true });
       }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Non-bookmarked explicit OSM place — fetch fresh and update the model
+    // in-place if anything changed, so the sidebar reflects the latest OSM
+    // data without requiring a re-open.
+    try {
+      const fresh = await this.osm.fetchOsmObject(place.osmId, place.osmType, {
+        forceFresh: true,
+      });
+      if (fresh && hasOsmChanges(place, fresh)) {
+        Object.assign(place, fresh);
+        this.mapUi.selectPlace(place, { preventZoom: true });
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.debug('[place] Fresh fetch failed for', place.osmId, e);
     }
   }
 

app/services/osm.js

@@ -328,19 +328,27 @@ out center;
     return this.normalizePoi(data.elements[0]);
   }
 
-  async fetchOsmObject(osmId, osmType) {
+  async fetchOsmObject(osmId, osmType, { forceFresh = false } = {}) {
     if (!osmId || !osmType) return null;
 
     const cacheKey = this._buildCacheKey(osmType, osmId);
+
+    // Force a fresh fetch from the API, bypassing the cache. Used by callers
+    // that need genuinely current data (e.g. storage.refreshPlace, which
+    // diffs the bookmark against freshly-fetched OSM data).
+    if (forceFresh) {
+      return this._fetchAndCacheOsmObject(osmId, osmType, cacheKey);
+    }
+
+    // Cached-first path: return the in-memory entry if it's still warm.
     const cached = this.cachedPlaces.get(cacheKey);
     if (cached && Date.now() - cached.timestamp < OsmService.IN_MEMORY_TTL_MS) {
       console.debug(`Using in-memory cached OSM object for ${cacheKey}`);
       return cached.data;
     }
 
-    // If we have a persistent (IndexedDB) cache entry, return it immediately and
-    // kick off a background refresh. This keeps the UI snappy while still ensuring
-    // the cache is updated with the latest OSM data.
+    // Otherwise return the persistent IndexedDB entry and refresh in the
+    // background so the next visit is fresh.
     const localCached = await this._readLocalCache(osmType, osmId);
     if (localCached) {
       console.debug(`Using IndexedDB cached OSM object for ${cacheKey}`);

app/services/storage.js

@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ export default class StorageService extends Service {
       console.debug(`Checking for updates for ${place.title} (${place.osmId})`);
       const freshData = await this.osm.fetchOsmObject(
         place.osmId,
-        place.osmType
+        place.osmType,
+        { forceFresh: true }
       );
 
       if (!freshData) {