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CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Signal in the Venezuela Response (hotosm.org)
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[โ€“] non_burglar@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

without traffic, that's just doesn't work well enouhg

Yeah, that's fair enough for most of us.

Openstreetmap data isn't nearly as complete as google maps, to be sure. However, like a number of other FOSS and community-driven apps, there's always something I need to either live without (and in my current rural setting, that is traffic data), or I work around it.

One thing comaps is really good at is recording GPS tracks out-of-service, which google maps SUCKS at.

Ordnance Survey looks great! Too bad I'm not in Britain.

[โ€“] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 12 hours ago

I'd argue there is a network effect lockin going on with Google, and it needs fixing by governments. Google, and others, should have to share basic road speed data.

OS Maps are great. You know MapMen? They love OS Maps.

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=os+maps+mapmen