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What happened to #GoogleMaps? I am using it as a car navigation, and it didn't notify me about turning from the main road for 8 times on yesterday's 160km long trip. It got me quite pissed. I am used to paying full attention to the road and just listening for navigational instructions. But it was unusable yesterday. And it also suddenly zoomed out so much for a few times so I even couldn't distinguish the direction visually. 😤
#googlemaps

So for some reason I'd like to know how long it takes to drive from Bayreuth to Cologne and I want to use alternatives to #GoogleMaps in #Germany.

#osmapp doesn't find Bayreuth even.

#MapCarta does better, but doesn't know Köln, the German name of Cologne. Think normal users, not nerds – they won't know the English names of these German cities that have English names, at least not of smaller ones.

#OpenStreetMap.de can do it.

However, openstreetmap.de does not have any sweet scraped meta data such as opening hours of places, or photos.

It's going to be a long way to a good Google Maps replacement.

#Germany #openstreetmap #OsmAPP #googlemaps #mapcarta

#capybara #map #googlemaps @MapComplete

Another #GoogleMaps vs #OpenStreetMap comparison. One of biggest entities of the world, with budget surpassing many nation states vs bunch of quite loosely gathered individuals ~~working~~ playing on their free time. Another reminder who's the stronger side, if we only manage to get off our collective ass and do something for a common goal.
Google Maps. Few streets, two POIs, scattered houses, beyond the village — uniform, featureless green.
OpenStreetMap. Same neighbourhood, but much more detailed. The “green” suddenly reveals forest, meadows, bushes and fields, footpaths and viewpoints; there's a big quarry absent from GM, a nature reserve beyond…
#openstreetmap #googlemaps

#googlemaps #mangrovereviews #googlebewertungen @MapComplete

🗺️ As many people are angry with #Google & asking for alternatives to #GoogleMaps, here are some Free & #OpenSource options:

📱 App
- osmand.net/
- organicmaps.app
🌐 Web
- mapcarta.com
- openstreetmap.org

Not Open Source:
🌐&📱
en.mapy.cz
wego.here.com
mapquest.com
🌐
lokjo.com
📱
komoot.com
magicearth.com

#FCKGoogle #Alternative #Apps #App #Web #Software #News #Tech #Maps #Map #Technology #it


Mapy.cz

Nejpoužívanější mapový portál v ČR s celou řadou tématických map - základní, turistickou, cyklistickou, dopravní a plno dalších. Nabízí možnost reálného leteckého, panoramatického nebo 3D pohledu.
Mapy.cz
#app #google #opensource #apps #technology #alternative #software #News #IT #tech #web #maps #map #googlemaps #fckgoogle

I hate big shopping malls. That's why I always need to find the best way to the business and back. #Mapycz and #GoogleMaps are useless for that. POIs are missing, wrongly placed or grouped in the middle of the mall.

But some shopping malls in #Brno are so well mapped in #OpenStreetMap that it can navigate me right to the business. And that even includes changing floors and using escalators. 👍

A screenshot from mapy.cz app. Most POIs are grouped in the center of the shopping mall.
A screenshot from Google Maps. The destination POI is misplaced and it only navigates you to the entrance of the shopping mall.
A screenshot from OsmAnd. The POI is correctly placed and it navigates you right to it even through an escalator.
#openstreetmap #brno #mapycz #googlemaps

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