• c0dezer0@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    The main reason why people use google maps is the fact it has reviews included.

    Other navigation apps don’t offer this convenient feature.

    • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      The open/close times, photos, and real-time crowd report in Google Maps make it the hardest Google service to completely replace.

      • vatlark@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        The open times are easy to contribute with the StreetComplete app.

        OSMand has a Street View type of thing called Mapillary.

        Yeah traffic seems like it’s going to be tricky for any open source project. CoMaps claims they are working on it.

        • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          2 months ago

          It has a field for it, but I’ve found it to be missing the data for a lot of places compared to Google. This probably varies by city so maybe it’s just bad luck for me.

          • DreasNil@feddit.nuEnglish
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            2 months ago

            I try to update this in OSM every time I find information missing. Its like playing pokemon - gotta catch them all! ;)

            • Novaling@lemmy.zipEnglish
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              2 months ago

              Just made my first map contribution yesterday after I went to a business that wasn’t marked on the map and it’s lit a fire in me to mark more. Too bad I don’t go to new places often…