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HERE[0] or OpenStreetMap[1] are both pretty complete and good for a user and developer usage. [0] https://www.here.com [1] https://www.openstreetmap.org
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I tried OSM yesterday and it couldn't find my friend's house address in the map. Not that it couldn't navigate there - it said the location didn't exist. Google maps finds it right away.
Did you add the address? The beauty of OSM is that anyone can edit the data set. For some things it's much better than Google, hiking trails and bike paths for example.
I made a site for Google alternatives this week called https://nomoregoogle.com . The only real alternatives for Google Maps as a consumer are: - https://wego.here.com/ - https://openstreetmap.org/ Alternatives for Google Maps embedded in your app are: - https://mapbox.com/ - https://leafletjs.com/ - https://www.nextzen.org/ - https://www.mapcat.com/
* https://www.openstreetmap.org/
For maps on your phone:
* Apple maps
* https://www.generalmagic.com/magic-earth/
For maps on your website, you'll probably have to combine a couple of services:
* http://www.thunderforest.com/
If you're willing to self-host:
* https://github.com/komoot/photon
* https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/blob/mas...
Since maps are a big part of our project, and we keep a decent amount of Geo data, we'll have to set up our own servers once it becomes cheaper than paying Mapbox in terms of views.
It's surprisingly easy with the OpenStreetMap data and Mapnik to display nice maps (at least at the POC stage ;-).
We use GeoDjango with PostGIS to store and process our geospatial data.
I made a site for Google alternatives this week called https://nomoregoogle.com . The only real alternatives for Google Maps as a consumer are: - https://wego.here.com/ - https://openstreetmap.org/ Alternatives for Google Maps embedded in your app are: - https://mapbox.com/ - https://leafletjs.com/ - https://www.nextzen.org/ - https://www.mapcat.com/
For example, for a mobile app, try OsmAnd or maps.me. There are also 'niche' apps such as MapOut, which is an outdoor-focused iOS mapping app with gorgeous cartography.
Or for bike routing, try https://cycle.travel/map (disclaimer - my site), Komoot, CycleStreets or many others. OSM is historically very strong on walking and cycling, while being less focused than Google on car navigation.
openstreetmap.org itself expressly doesn't aim to be a consumer-facing website; it's principally a portal, community and editing interface for mappers. The OSM philosophy is "we provide the data, you take it and build the apps".
Depending on your use cases OpenStreetMap may be suitable. For commercial use you probably need to set up your own servers but that can work to your advantage in that you're better insulated from random price hikes.
I tried OSM yesterday and it couldn't find my friend's house address in the map. Not that it couldn't navigate there - it said the location didn't exist. Google maps finds it right away.
HERE[0] or OpenStreetMap[1] are both pretty complete and good for a user and developer usage. [0] https://www.here.com [1] https://www.openstreetmap.org
I like Here except that, at least in Android, it seems to run as a background service most of the time. Because of this, I ended up uninstalling.
Apple Maps. I’ve been using it as my primary maps app for about an year and it’s been pretty good. I live in the bay area so YMMV if you live somewhere else.
I've used the Apple Maps navigation during the last vacation in Spain (rental car did only support Apple car play), and the navigation desperately needs some love. The worst things are: - no support for roundabouts: it's really hard to determine where you have to leave, and the spoken hints are not helping. Why not displaying a top view of the intersection/roundabout like other navigation devices do? - no good suppor…
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I tried OSM yesterday and it couldn't find my friend's house address in the map. Not that it couldn't navigate there - it said the location didn't exist. Google maps finds it right away.
Did you add the address? The beauty of OSM is that anyone can edit the data set. For some things it's much better than Google, hiking trails and bike paths for example.