Kichae comments on Google relabling Canadian parks as 'state parks'

Google relabling Canadian parks as 'state parks' (www.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by potate@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Open source options exist. We just need more people using OpenStreetMaps and shit.

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[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

As much as i try to update OSM with local knowledge, there's no way to keep OSM reasonably up to date without automation tools.

I'm not sure how OSM can replicate whatever tools google uses to constantly update open/close hours, new/dead businesses, bus stops with schedules, etc.

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago

This is all just crowd sourced no? Like after I visit a place google will ask me a bunch of questions about it (eg. "Did they sell X here?").

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[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago

Atleast in India, Gmaps isn't updated on local info either. OSM is barren in comparison.

There's maps.cz, somehow has more local data (like hiking trails).

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