InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 days agoAre there any good google maps alternatives?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square169linkfedilinkarrow-up1256arrow-down10
arrow-up1256arrow-down1imageAre there any good google maps alternatives?lemmy.mlInterestingUsername@lemmy.ml to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square169linkfedilink
minus-squareboonhet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 days agoI spent an hour improving my hometown but that’s not where I need a map. I need it in places where I don’t know if it’s right or wrong.
minus-squaredroopy4096@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agotruth is OSM has proven to be more accurate in areas I frequent vs Gmaps. We’ve got into multiple “situations” because of Gmaps
minus-squaredroopy4096@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agolike leading us the wrong way. Or completely ignoring existence oh our house.
minus-squarePrathas@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI’ve never seen it get my home location incorrect… And the only wrong ways I’ve seen it involve are roadblocks.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoNot op but one i encountered was that gmaps kept sending people down a private road with a locked gate before someone submitted feedback and got it changed
I spent an hour improving my hometown but that’s not where I need a map. I need it in places where I don’t know if it’s right or wrong.
truth is OSM has proven to be more accurate in areas I frequent vs Gmaps. We’ve got into multiple “situations” because of Gmaps
Like what?
like leading us the wrong way. Or completely ignoring existence oh our house.
I’ve never seen it get my home location incorrect… And the only wrong ways I’ve seen it involve are roadblocks.
consider yourself lucky then
Not op but one i encountered was that gmaps kept sending people down a private road with a locked gate before someone submitted feedback and got it changed