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Goes to show how data from device always seems to contribute to some statistics.
Not that it's always bad but problem today is that control isn't with us to opt out completely.
Openstreetmaps anyone? I use organic maps most of the time to use openstreetmap data. Love the maps!
Openstreetmap doesn’t offer traffic detection and rerouting?
In order for Openstreetmap to do that, it would have to either:
- Crowdsource the data from people running an Openstreetmap mobile app with location data collection, which doesn't exist and wouldn't be accepted by the sorts of privacy-conscious people who prefer Openstreetmap, or
- Buy traffic data from a company like INRIX that actually goes to the expense of building and maintaining sensors along roadways, which it can't afford because it doesn't get that sweet exploitative advertising or surveillance capitalism revenue.
I suppose it's possible that apps like OsmAnd could provide a feature for users to log into and receive traffic data from their own INRIX subscription that they bought themselves directly, but that would be such a niche feature it probably wouldn't be worth the development effort.
Magic earth is pretty nice but not enough people using it to make it useful like waze
How do you think rerouting and traffic notifications would work without back and forth communication? You can of course turn off location services, but than you lose the functionality of these features.
I am not saying traffic feature is bad. I am criticizing the little control we have to not contribute to the statistics. Google is a monopoly and decisions are made by them with little control over our devices.
Traffic feature is cool and for it I would contribute, but just pointing out that google hasn't done it in the best possible way to gather statistics. I wouldn't use traffic feature from google for this one reason.
Upvoting for Organic Maps.
It amazes me something truly free can be so much better than the commercial behemoth version.
I dunno, it navigates pretty well but I find myself having to use Google for search
Yeah, it's kinda crazy how Openstreetmap in general still isn't capable of accurately searching for an address. I don't understand why that's still a problem.
it would be nice if it had anything for public transit (I'm my area)
yea, organic maps is pretty reasonable. after degoogling, it's a great choice!
Pure Art, seriously.
Funny as fuck. Nothing else to it!
I need this on my street. It’s 1/4 mile long, treated like a drag strip, and only started getting traffic after google maps showed it saving 12 seconds over the normal marked route.
Honestly same, there are a bunch of obnoxious drivers who speed on my road in what sounds like a hot rod and are way louder than the motorcycle gangs going past our esplanade a few streets away from my house.
Actually something even better could just be speed bumps every 10m like the suburb beside us has on their esplanade.
Chaotic neutral.
I hope to see this when I visit Berlin next year ❤️
What a madlad.