TIL that MapQuest still exists
this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2026
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Recently in the news for defying Trump's "Lake America" BS.
Initially they did for the Gulf of Mexico too, just a matter of time til they "correct" back to approved government posting stateside
Fuck yeah dude shoutout to mapquest.
Looks like I'm going to be paying for an app possibly for the first time ever. I've had the free version for a while but they've earned my money
Now we all know where to avoid aiming projectiles.
Can't find this "surveillance layer", is this a paid feature?
Wow. Bravo mapquest team. I wish they would come on here and speak to their brand renewal.
You can help too!!
Check out DeFlock, and by all means, come join us on OpenStreetMap. It looks like about 400–500 cameras have been added in the last few days.
If there's anything I can personally do to help you (yes, you, reading this) get involved with OSM – even just a pep talk – I'll do whatever I can. There are a million different ways you can help, regardless of if you're in Paris reading the WikiHow for heisting the Louvre or stranded in the wilderness using your last five minutes of battery to browse Lemmy.
Source: Reasonably longtime user and contributor.
Question, because I'm not finding much information on this. Supposedly we can incorporate overlays from OSM into CoMaps that shows Flock camera locations on our routes. Would you have any information on how to do this or a resource that could show me how? Thanks in advance.
I wish I did. :(
I've never heard anything about this. In fact, I've never heard of overlays on CoMaps generally. My only guess is that maybe the rumor is related to OsmAnd, which does let you create custom overlays given a URL source.
I only use CoMaps on desktop, which is to say not very often, so I'm a lot less familiar with it. Sorry!
Unfortunately I really wouldn't trust the numbers on new cameras. In my area most are already mapped and there's a steady stream of misidentified cameras being added. Stuff like DOT and traffic light cameras.
I think the new companies that are like Flock, but not Flock, are starting to incorporate all the cameras. Those are probably in the Flock system.
W after W from MapQuest.
All of them or just the reported ones? Because someone discovered 100k+ undeclared cameras (or so they said) spread around.
'don't let perfect be the enemy of good' or however that saying goes
But do still stay informed, so you know what you dont know ;)
Does this include non-flock brand flock cameras?
Round of applause!
Based MapQuest??
Based
Waze does this in my neighborhood. All are labeled as police cameras.
Killing it mq