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Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by nickserv »

stephengillie wrote: post #40
nickserv wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

How do I add an address when I don't know where is the place? I can add this friend's address, because I've been to his house before. But what about a new friend?

Ask your friend to add it ;-)

But more seriously the idea is that if enough people start contributing to the map, there's no reason it can't be as good as Gmaps.

It's already quite good, depending on your area. In some places the government has supplied the data, which is part of the reason some cities or countries are very detailed, while others much less so.

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by paulcole »

pieterhg wrote: post #21

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/

What about Apple Maps?

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by jplayer01 »

stephengillie wrote: post #40
nickserv wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

How do I add an address when I don't know where is the place? I can add this friend's address, because I've been to his house before. But what about a new friend?

Then you can’t, I guess. It’s not a perfect system.

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by wodenokoto »

pieterhg wrote: post #21

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/

Why is bing maps not a "real alternative" for consumers?

https://www.bing.com/maps

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by tarellel »

pieterhg wrote: post #21

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/

I've used MapBox on an a few projects and absolutely loved the experience and API. But I kind of believe Mapbox is more of a "best tool of the job" type of alternative. (Meaning, I wouldn't use it for general purpose mapping. More like mapping out specific points of data.)

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by gurpreet- »

konschubert wrote: post #26
gurpreet- wrote: post #3

From a user-perspective definitely Waze. It provides a great voice assistant and live updates from other users. Other Waze users are on-screen and you can chat to them. Other users can report roadblocks, broken down cars, traffic jams, slow-downs and even accidents long before any radio station finds out about them. It has places you can go to which are more accurate than that of Google Maps. Plus, it also shows you…

Does Waze have public transport navigation?

Just checked and no it does not seem that it does have public transport navigation. With that being said, you can select different transport types. Those are: Motorcycle, Private, Taxi.

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by amaccuish »

wodenokoto wrote: post #56
pieterhg wrote: post #21

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/

Why is bing maps not a "real alternative" for consumers? https://www.bing.com/maps

Does it have an app for my phone? Can I download maps to my phone for offline use?

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?

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Post by pieterhg »

wodenokoto wrote: post #56
pieterhg wrote: post #21

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/

Why is bing maps not a "real alternative" for consumers? https://www.bing.com/maps

Mostly cause it's another BigTech company
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