When are they changing Lake
MichiganIllinois?Time for a repeat comment: Organic Maps does everything Google Maps does (except traffic conditions), and is FOSS. Please encourage places to contribute business information to Open Street Maps.
I’ve been trying to fill in the data around me. It’s not there yet. But I’m trying.
And I’m not in some backwater area. I’m just outside Chicago and when I go into the city I’m still filling things out.
No traffic data is a deal breaker for me.
Have you tried Magic Earth? It’s based on Open Street Maps but it has real time traffic data.
No, but I’ll take a look
Thanks
Organic Maps does everything Google Maps does (except traffic conditions)
I really doubt that’s true, but I’ll give it a shot… it doesn’t seem like they position it as a good tool for driving directions, which is my main use case. Lack of traffic data is sort of a big part of that. How well they keep up to date based on things like road construction and changes is important, too.
I’m fine with this. America includes Canada, Mexico, & all of South America. This change promotes diversity & inclusion. Stay woke. 🫶
Open Street Map hasen’t
Cowards
Ok internet, lets sing a song called “non-google alternative map programs”, ill start.
OpenStreetMap!
(I dont know the rest of the words… Halp)
Organic Maps!
Well, I just opened Apple Maps and typed in “gulf of america” and got 0 results. I typed in “gulf of mexico” and got a big bold label across the correct location saying “Gulf of Mexico”.
Under Google Maps, for either of them, I get Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).
Screenshot from Apple Maps just now:
May be time for Android users to switch to iPhone, then?
or just install a non invasive os that doesnt steal your data…
Sure I’ll go support this little caritative company by buying a new ethical phone instead of using e/os or whatever alternatives there is! 😁
Or just use any other maps app. You can avoid Google entirely even on Android. Just takes bit of effort.
That’s because they use open street map (and other providers).
Here Wego (formerly Nokia maps)
Magic Earth!
Love them, they almost seem too good to be true
Simply disgusting. Still hunting for a good alternative though… It’s hard since Google Maps is so good - especially for searching for things. Organic Maps is pretty good so far though.
Magic Earth is magical
I’m in the exact same boat my friend. I hate using gmaps but I also can’t really find anything in organic maps.
I also have this problem. Especially since I’m living in a new town in a new country. Only Google Maps seems to have the actual information I need. I hate it.
Yeah it’s pretty hit-or-miss. Seems to do okay with addresses, but not so well with businesses. I do like that it’s offline though. I’ve used osmand+ for offline stuff and while it’s pretty brilliant for a “map” it’s simply useless for navigation.
Finally uninstalled Google Maps. Installed Organic Maps, instead. (f-droid).
You just couldn’t resist sucking up to Trump, could you Google? Remember when your company motto was, “don’t be evil?” That was 20 years ago.
Public act of fealty. Google has officially kissed the ring of the mad king. Realize what that means for the way they handle business moving forward.
They’ll still end up like all of Trump’s other business partners in the end. Betrayed, unpaid, and regretful.
Maybe interesting for people here: There is not 1 Google Maps.
There is a version per country.
Open it in Russia and you might see a larger Russia…
Open it in Ukraine and you might see the Ukraine, as if there was no war…
So, it does not even surprise me that they change the name of something, if they even change borders…
I now see the following: „Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)“
I’m in Europe. Yes, there’s a version per country (or at least there are multiple versions), but this change is also made for places that will continue to call it Gulf of Mexico. Its annoying.
Funnily enough in Mexico it’s still called Gulf of Mexico, no brackets or anything. I’m wondering if that’s the only place where it didn’t change.
I’m in the US and I see this if I zoom out a bit.
Same in the UK.
Same, but still reviewed it 1 star. Shame my car can only use Google maps natively…
(Psst: It’s “Ukraine”, not “the Ukraine”. It was “the Ukraine” when it was a territory of the Russian Empire. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine)
Just going to put this Apple
Maps screenshot right here:
Apple maps still remains shite tho
It’s not quite as information-full as Google Maps, which still seems to be the leader there unfortunately, but it is getting close. I also tend to get better walking directions from it. Google Maps has some weird ideas about avoiding footpaths that will get you somewhere faster, at least around here. I’m thinking maybe because it doesn’t count some places where cars can’t drive.
I’m going to politely disagree. I’ve not had a problem using it yet. For my needs, it’s pretty intuitive.
I guess for your needs then. It’s quite useless when you’re in a third world country trying to find the street you’re on. Whole districts have no ID on apple maps.
I can’t recommend Organic Maps enough
I’ll check it out
I tried to report it in google maps, but it says you can’t report on that area.
Probably just because there are no streets or landmarks there. I went through the “submit feedback” option, it took a screenshot of the Gulf, and let me submit with no issues
Google has no credibility except that of complicity.
Well, that’s what it is for 4% of the world’s population. For the rest of the world it’s business as usual as the US is smelling its own farts.
I call it baby bumpers … Google maps has placed baby bumpers on its service for Americans so that they don’t hurt themselves with anger.
From Australia they’re using parenthesis to display it as an uncommon name.
They’re doing that in the US as well, but only if you zoom in, weird
Same in Canada.
Spineless collaborators. Fuck you, google.
