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I imagine certain features like Google Maps' different busyness indicators might be missing because otherwise that would require telemetry?

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[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

None. Tried a few, none of them come close to what Google Maps offer.

[–] WillyWonksters@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Open maps will improve greatly in the near future. The Overture Maps Foundation is working on an open mapping dataset to rival Google.

[–] InterSynth@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, that's the only truth. Especially if you live outside the US.

[–] luna@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Huh? OpenStreetMap is pretty bad in the US compared to Europe, where it's far more detailed than Google Maps will ever be