submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
 

I'm sick of using google maps, they started putting gigantic ads for stores on the map and I'm tired of them tracking me. So I ask you Lemmy, what should I switch to?!

EDIT: Was not expecting so many replies, thank you Lemmy! I am checking out Open Street Maps currently thanks for the recommendations!

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[–] 80 points 2 years ago (25 children)

Any OpenStreetMap (OSM) app/website:

Organic Maps on iOS/Android: https://organicmaps.app/

OsmAnd (small price) on Android/iOS: https://osmand.net/

OpenStreetMap off course: https://www.openstreetmap.org/

OsmAnd web maps: https://osmand.net/map/

Maybe some things like TomTom Go or Sygic Maps (is this still a thing?)

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    None of them seem up to date on public transport when I tried, which makes it kind of useless

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    Including all maps and features?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    yeah, OsmAnd is open source, so someone else built it to be released on fdroid, and the original developers have said that they don't have a problem with that I think as long as they don't release it on Play/try to sell it

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  • [+] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)
  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Magic Earth is closed source but it claims it respects the users privacy, it uses open street maps and it has decent traffic data for navigation for some countries. It also has the advantage that you can configure it to stick to the original route if you prefer. This is very important for me because sometimes I want to take a scenic route, or just routes I prefer but that are not necessarily the fastest.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I love OSM in so many ways, but unfortunately its address resolver is kinda garbage compared to Google Maps. For example, the string "10392 SE 23, portland, or, usa" correctly resolves to what I meant, "10392 SE 23rd Ave, Milwaukie, OR, USA" in Google Maps. OSM needs the exact city (Milwaukie is a suburb of Portland) and the "rd" on 23 to resolve.

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    [–] 51 points 2 years ago (17 children)

    organic maps has gotten pretty good recently

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    There are no street numbers in osm for my city, Bend, OR. It has a population of 100,000+, so I'm guessing this app is really only useable for major cities.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    True to some extent. I know there’s been a big effort to get buildings mapped in the US, but it’s not always possible to get house/street numbers from aerial imagery.

    Once buildings are mapped you can either add the remainder of the details with on the ground mapping (e.g using an app like StreetComplete) or if the data (e.g from the government) becomes open and available to use.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I like organic maps but I really need traffic data in order to plan routes around my city. As far as I can tell there is no way to get traffic data into organic maps.

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Any openstreet map clients, I enjoy magic earth

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    [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    I just switched to MagicEarth since it works with Android Auto. Pretty happy with it so far.

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Great thread this.

    Adding onto it; anybody know any FOSS alternatives close enough to Apple Maps in terms of functionality? I mean making routes and tracking your vehicle on your way to the destination along with any warnings of construction work or accidents.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I've used maps.me for years. Works online and offline. Even took it abroad and used it instead of the stuff locals used, with the exception of london and liverpool, since I couldn't find a way to check train schedules.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Other people have mentioned phone apps so I’ll add that I got a Garmin device for hiking and it’s got road navigation. It’s better in some cases because the maps are downloaded so if you’re somewhere without service, it can still do navigation.

    Obviously, they’re meant to supplement a phone for off-grid stuff like hiking, boating, etc. but the road directions seem perfectly fine. It knows where gas stations are. And some of their models are car-only so I guess they’re also used by drivers in areas with spotty phone coverage.

    The downside is, obviously, that you have to update the maps and there’s no traffic details. But I just thought I’d mention it as an option. (You also don’t have to use their maps if you prefer OpenStreetMaps or whatever.)

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Is there any way to export Google maps saved places and or lists to any of: magic earth, open street maps, organic maps? I’ve got lots of lists I’d rather not throw away if I can

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    If you use Google takeout (the service that lets you access all your data), you can download your Google maps favourites as a GeoSON file. It depends on specific apps if they can directly import it, but there's surely some converter around to export it to .kml or .gpx, that can easily be imported in other apps

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