Google also says Jerusalem is the capital of israel despite international law and virtually every other country designating Tel Aviv as the capital.
Fuck google.
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Fuck Google.
I've been working on de-Googling for a while anyway, but this is definitely the last straw that's gonna get me to finish the job.
So everyone's switching to foss alternatives, right?
OSM?
Spread the word, share with your friends, etc.
I recommend CoMaps on Android, (or Organic Maps, which CoMaps forked from when Organic started enshitifying)
CoMaps is pretty cool, but it needs better public transit support. It’s good for driving, but doesn’t have bus schedules where I live like Google and Apple maps do.
Is it an issue where OpenStreetMaps doesnt have your public transit system's schedule? if I recall, public transit should be something OSM supports. Or is it an issue with CoMaps/OrganicMaps not being able to read that information?
I feel like this is something that can be resolved somewhat easily once the issue is identified.
CoMaps is awesome.
Curious for myself and the people on the thread, looks like it's based on OSM still. What does CoMaps offer over OSMAnd?
OSM is not really a map app, it's a collaborative geo database. You can build apps of top of it, there are many many such apps. The https://openstreetmap.org/ website isn't really a map app and is mainly tailored for the needs of OSM contributors and editors.
CoMaps is a map app that uses OSM data, and packages it in a nice, offline-first, private, and Open Source app that is quite good and easy to use.
https://cartes.app/ is another app that uses OSM data, but works closer to your regular maps, being online-first, which has its pros and cons. Still quite private and Open Source though.
OSM is not really a map app, it's a collaborative geo database. You can build apps of top of it, there are many many such apps. The https://openstreetmap.org/ website isn't really a map app and is mainly tailored for the needs of OSM contributors and editors.
CoMaps is a map app that uses OSM data, and packages it in a nice, offline-first, private, and Open Source app that is quite good and easy to use.
https://cartes.app/ is another app that uses OSM data, but works closer to your regular maps, being online-first, which has its pros and cons. Still quite private and Open Source though.
I should've been more specific, my fault 😅 OSMAnd vs CoMaps lol, my fault
OSMAnd is really good, but it's pretty slow with a clunky interface and an unpleasant theme. CoMaps has a very streamlined UI, a pleasant theme and very good performance.
I still keep both since OSM is more feature rich especially for elevation (important when cycling), but for day to day use CoMaps is the one I use.
Both are fully Open Source and use OSM data so I'm not worried much about them going to shit, though I'm under the impression CoMaps is non-profit more community built, while OSMAnd is a for small for-profit with still a community behind.
I wasn't saying it was different from OSM, I was suggesting it as an OSM client.
It offers superior user experience that is almost on par with Google Maps but without being Google Maps (and some things it does better, like more detailed instructions).
It does highlight a lot of glaring issues with the OSM data itself though, be prepared for that - OSM lacks tons and tons of individual street addresses, which is very frustrating. I add them when I can but its too much on my own.
OSM?
edit: To be clear, CoMaps and OpenStreetMaps is still leagues better than Google Maps for privacy, respecting users, etc and I recommend people switch. But it’s still a community-run project which means the community needs to participate to keep it awesome.
If we read the rest of that thread they are ~~but~~ not changing the name. They are adding a tag stating it has an alternate name.
Adding an alternate name in an obscure tag that is not surfaced on most renderers is not the same as changing the name. Nobody is changing the name. You will still see Lake Ontario on OSM for the foreseeable future. It’s okay, you can put your pitchfork down.
Edit: fixed typos.
I can't wait until donald realizes one of the 50 states is called "New Mexico"
Yo shut up! Are you trying to get New Mexico renamed? I do not want to be calling it "New America"
How about Trumptopia?
Surely, the community-run, mapping project Open Street Maps won't rename it like Google did... right?... right?!?!
Licking the boots of their new slave master 🫡
Watching these corporate collaborators fall all over themselves to enact the profoundly stupid and short-sighted whims of a sodden, rotting corpse when they could just…not do that…has been one of the most surreal experiences of my life.
The sad thing is, thanks to their capture of both parties, I have no conceit they’ll actually experience any consequences for it. We have handed power to some of the least-deserving ghouls the Wharton School of Business ever squeezed out.
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Cringe
Fuck you google
I'm Canadian and I switched to maps.here.com, a European service as it provides good transit info. We need to move away from American hegemony.
HERE Maps will include the change, I 100% guarantee it. They have Gulf of America pushed to prod servers. (switch to US vpn location and you will see it)
source: I may or may not work for them 🫠
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Like I said when Zuck et al were on the inauguration stage kissing the orange ass: what's the point of fuck you money if you never say fuck you?
They do. They say 'fuck you' every day to the workers they exploit, the hungry and poor they prey upon, and to all of us when they help themselves to our personal data to sell. That's the point, they're bad people to the core. Billionaires have enough money to do literally anything and everything for the rest of their entire lives, and instead focus on controlling the rest of us and getting more of our money. They are parasitic scum...
They're saying "fuck you" to us, not to them.
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For android users recommend CoMaps, or "OSMand", both are open source and privacy focused. Both use openstreetmaps data, CoMaps just have what I think is a cleaner interface. Both have offline maps, turn-by-turn navigation and frankly a lot more customization since it's not corporate owned. No ads, and no businesses who pay being stuffed in your eyes first when maps load.
Both are much improved since trying to ditch maps a few years ago and basic local business info wasn't available, now it looks to be much improved and it's a great time to jump.
Hope this helps someone.
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