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OSM > Google Maps (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As requested by https://lemmy.one/u/[email protected] in the comment section of https://lemmy.world/post/16245139

OP I will delete this if you desire.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I tried OSM and it didn't bring me joy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The maps are pretty nice but the navigation is terrible (at least on OsmAnd). I tried to use it in my car for a while but I probably ended up spending a third more on gas because the routes were so bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it’s a cool idea, but IMHO, it’s going to need more members and a lot more money donated to the foundation for it to get really good. Good mapping is hard to do on the cheap. You need a lot of hardware and dedicated people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You also need telemetry and analytics to improve your real time navigation, which is understandably a big no-go for many people in the open source community.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

You probably don’t really need to know a who someone is to pull that off. You just need to know how quickly and effectively anonymous vehicles move through a particular area at a particular time. Cities have been analyzing this stuff with dumb cables and loops embedded in streets for decades.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's great for trails

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Do you use an app? If so which?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Organic Maps is by far the best client imho and it has a special outdoor layer when on trails.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Organic maps is simple and easy. If you want a power tool, OsmAnd is amazing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I'd love to know too