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Project for people leaving Google Maps. (feddit.org)

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[-] loboaureo@lemm.ee 2 points 40 minutes ago

Its there any "android auto" alternative? so i can use it in my car's screen without google

[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

How many non tech people would use this, especially if not in play store. 95% of people don't know fdroid exists

[-] erenkoylu@lemmy.ml 1 points 41 minutes ago

My dad uses it. He's as non-tech as non-tech gets. But I had to install it for him.

[-] Ilgaz@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Reminder: As long as you don't get rid of "Google Play Services" running as "root" 24/7, removing/not using Google Maps doesn't mean so much to Google.

[-] erenkoylu@lemmy.ml 2 points 40 minutes ago

I disagree. It's a step in the right direction, even if there is still a long distance to go.

[-] dRLY@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 hours ago

Just installed and signed into my OSM account! Been meaning to update more of my area.

I am looking to try moving away from Waze too. Are there any good open projects that have support for reporting cops and the other stuff like Waze? When I was looking last year, I came across Navmii since it does have some level of reporting stuff. However the app itself is very glitchy and I don't think it is really actively being worked on. Or is popular enough to even know if literally anyone around me is reporting things. When I have tried to report a cop being parked waiting for speeders, it doesn't show anything even on my map.

They use OSM data which I think is also not being actively scraped, as I personally added my entire street's addresses and doesn't show on Navmii (but does show up on the main OSM site and on Organic Maps).

[-] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 hours ago

It's only a matter of time until Google Maps will enshittify, too.

[-] ipha@lemm.ee 6 points 4 hours ago

They already have. Have you noticed the number of ads shown on google maps?

And I've been increasing given directions like "turn right after paid promotion X, with tagline Y"

[-] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 57 minutes ago

Enshittification truly is a shame, because my old school GPS actually does this already (Turn left past the McDonald's) and while I have no idea whether it's paid promotion or not on my device, I like that feature. If that feature is equally applied to any known business as a landmark (heck, even other services like police stations, fire stations, etc.) it would be appreciated by users.

Instead, and here we are beating this drum again, capitalism gets its grubby fingers in this pie too and uses it for further advertising, turning a good feature into a bad one.

[-] Adalast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh hell, I have not had that one yet. I am already leaning away from it with just the random pins showing up on my nav that were not searched for.

[-] zer0bitz@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Just downloaded and installed Organic Maps from F-Droid. Looks really nice.

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 5 points 9 hours ago

Google is such a great source of inspiration (^_^)

[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 111 points 18 hours ago

the biggest problem I have with switching is that Google Maps is a business directory. open street maps is empty where i live. it works okay for navigation, but not so much for finding a coffee.

[-] erenkoylu@lemmy.ml 1 points 39 minutes ago

You can add the POIs and fill the gaps!

[-] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 39 points 11 hours ago

there are ways to make it easier; it's been gamified:

https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

Available on FDROID.

When my partner stops to play pokemon go, I complete some Open Street Map info quests...

[-] controlphreak@lemmy.ml 2 points 54 minutes ago

Street Complete is a great app for quests regarding existing features, but also consider the feature might not exist at all yet in OSM.

Map Complete is great for adding new features. It also asks a bunch of optional simple questions about the feature which gets converted into the relevant OSM tags. It's browser based but you can just add a shortcut to your home screen to have it quickly accessible.

[-] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 hours ago

I've just installed this now, thanks for the tip!

So many quests right on my street!

[-] bikooo2@r.nf 35 points 14 hours ago

As many have already told you, you can contribute to OSM, I have put in it almost all the establishments in my area (Not at Big area but...). Although soon I have to update them

[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

im on board with the idea in general, but im not going to do this. it would be an endless effort to the benefit of almost nobody. places go up and down so fast here that google maps is often out of date too. it's filled with stale information and im flagging missing places constantly. every digital community in this country is a garbage pile.

the ride share apps here do use open street maps though, and im making corrections to building addresses when i find something isn't right. it's great.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 28 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Umm...it benefits loads of people.

On OSM you don't have to just flag something. You can edit it directly, so it leads to more accurate information.

[-] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 13 hours ago

But you can also just flag it if editing is not your cup of tea. Here's a convenient, non-techy tool to add notes for others to use when editing: https://www.onosm.org/

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[-] bitwolf@lemmy.one 3 points 10 hours ago

I felt the same however Organic Maps did have many businesses. And with Street Complete I can correct any errors when I visit.

It may simply be my area, but I so recommend organic maps over Osmand for business and POI lookups

[-] teolan@lemmy.world 33 points 16 hours ago

You can contribute them!

There's a pretty barebones editor in Organic Maps, but you can also check out Street Complete and Every door (more advanced and less user friendly, though insanely efficient)

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[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 45 points 18 hours ago

Be the change your want to see in the world https://droidify.eu.org/app/?id=de.westnordost.streetcomplete&repo_address=https://f-droid.org/archive

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 56 points 20 hours ago

You seem pretty active with OSM, so I'll propose this here since I don't have time to make it.

OSM is very, very popular with hikers and cyclists, and I'd argue rhey drive a lot of it's use, especially via third-party systems. However, it's one failing is "gravel" roads. While they support many different gravel road types, they admit on their Wiki that use of the proper terms is low.

Given the heavy use of Garmin devices, especially among gravel cyclists, mountain bikers, and bikepackers, where terrain definition is important, it would be outstanding to have an app in the Garmin store for Edge devices that could report the exact terrain type (compacted, dirt, etc) with a button mash as you ride it.

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[-] erenkoylu@lemmy.ml 44 points 19 hours ago

OrganicMaps is amazing. Strong recommend to everyone. I only recently found out about it.

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[-] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 121 points 22 hours ago

All of you are invited on !openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

Also checkout the many editing tools, such as https://mapcomplete.org, htpps://streetcomplete.app,...