Thanks for the post!
Didn’t realize Apple Maps was received poorly.
this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2024
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I'd never been a fan of apple maps, just because it lags behind real world too much.
I've missed a lot of turns because they seem way further on the screen. Especially when using CarPlay.
I'm looking for one that works well on Android Automotive. So far I couldn't get OsmAnd to show the Android Auto UI on the full OS, or integrate with the home page (split screen music / maps), and none of the others I tried in F-droid worked at all. I need something because I'm tired of using my phone, and I don't have Google services on my tablet (flashed with a custom build of Lineage / Android Automotive OS).
It would be nice to have an open source version of the big screen systems they're putting in the newest cars...
I, too, want something to replace Google Maps inside Android Auto, which is the main place I use it. I like live re-routes around traffic.
Did you try Organic Maps?
I did, and it didn't work either. :(
I know of no open source app with live traffic routing. I think Magic Earth should be a closed source option to t least minimize google tracking.
OsmAnd has the full app on F-Droid.
Locus Map is not FOSS, and OsmAnd works great for hiking, biking, etc, soooo....
The list isn't exclusively about FOSS.
Locus is not FOSS but its far superior for what it does..
Here’s the thing. I hate Google’s privacy nightmare. There is no alternative to the Google Maps.
Well, there's at least three apparently
An alternative would be good enough to replace the original. None of theses so called alternatives are good enough to replace Google maps unfortunately.
Elaborate?
Recommendation for German-speakers who want the best bicycle routing available:
bikerouter.de
It comes with lots and lots of routing profiles.
My favorite for getting somewhere quickly and safely is "Trekking-Tertiaries", which ignores the horrible German bike-paths and leads you over quiet back streets that aren't thoroughfares for car traffic.
You can also customize the routing to your heart's content if you're into scripting.
The routes can be exported as GPX tracks to use them anywhere you like.
Quality is more important than features.
They’re often the same thing in a map software.
Locus maps seemed interesting to me. I was surprised it was not available on F-droid. I found it on the Aurora store though. Contains ads and 4 trackers (google and facebook). Google play services is a dependency.
I'll stick with osmand.
Been using osmand unfortunatly it doesnt have numbers on streets and can't plan public transport.
There were problems like these ten years ago in Europe, but nowadays it works very well. W
Alternatives to Google Maps aren’t great. The only place where I find Organic Maps better is China, since the authorities have stunted GM there.
For driving in Europe I find TomTom better (whereas both Apple Maps and Google Maps are better in the US), but in terms of POI Google reigns supreme.
Its unfortunately true. I'm not sure how to get more engagement from businesses and municipalities, but if they got involved to maintain their locations then it would be a great help. Just have to make it attractive enough in terms of tourism and money. Or just easy enough. Like a POI database that would update entries across many of the map platforms at once. No idea how feasible that is, but I'm sure business owners would love to have one simple tool to update their data rather than 10.
The house numbers is due to map data being incomplete. You can help with that by adding data with an app called street complete its free and on playstore. We need more people adding data to osm or it will never get better
Ive been adding with some app i found on fdroid but i feel my efforts are just a very tiny drop in a very very large bucket.
Everything that exists in OpenStreetMap is from tiny drops
If you add your area like I added mine then its definitely helping
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