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Re: Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Google Maps

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Post by tinix » Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 4:07 AM UTC

ant6n wrote: post #131

tinix wrote: post #113

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Huge? Not so much... OsmAnd uses vector maps, which are very small, compared to "offline" Google Maps tiles. A couple hundred megabytes for an entire country's road system is not "huge".

A couple hundred megabytes to show me a map of where I am right now is huge.

You can use "online" maps and it only downloads the visible region on your screen. It's not a few hundred megs "just to show you where you are" that is utter nonsense.

How about you just actually use the app before you make baseless accusations.

Re: Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Google Maps

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Post by tinix » Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 4:08 AM UTC

jpatokal wrote: post #125

tinix wrote: post #113

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Huge? Not so much... OsmAnd uses vector maps, which are very small, compared to "offline" Google Maps tiles. A couple hundred megabytes for an entire country's road system is not "huge".

Like the mobile app itself, Google Maps offline maps are also vector based.

Then how come an offline region of a national park in Google Maps is a larger download than the entire state in OsmAnd?

Re: Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Google Maps

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Post by markdown » Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 7:11 AM UTC

duiker101 wrote: post #154

markdown wrote: post #153

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How do you tell it to download a specific location beforehand?

I'm not sure how to do in the iOS one but I ma sure it's possible because my partner does it. For Android you just need to go in the side panel and there is a Offline Maps button.

OK Thanks

Re: Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Google Maps

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Post by Avamander » Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 1:43 PM UTC

trystero wrote: post #184

Avamander wrote: post #158

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Let me know when it gets a trip planner and has a mapmaker alternative.

Both Osmand (osmand.net) and MAPS.ME (maps.me) are mobile applications with a trip planner. To make maps I recommend uMap (umap.openstreetmap.fr) which is superior to the Google Maps equivalent features in every aspects.

Cool, is there a trip planner on desktop? I primarily commute using public transportation so Google's integration with that is super cool and I'd really love something free (as in freedom) that does the same.

Re: Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Google Maps

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Post by ant6n » Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 11:07 PM UTC

tinix wrote: post #191

ant6n wrote: post #131

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A couple hundred megabytes to show me a map of where I am right now is huge.

You can use "online" maps and it only downloads the visible region on your screen. It's not a few hundred megs "just to show you where you are" that is utter nonsense. How about you just actually use the app before you make baseless accusations.

Well I asked whether this is the app with only offline mode, which would imply large downloads. You said that offline mode is so small that it doesn't matter. I didn't make any 'baseless accusation', I am working off your reply, but still without any 'accusation' at all.

How about actually reading people's messages before claiming they're making 'baseless accusations'.

Re: Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Google Maps

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Post by Fnoord » Sun, Dec 09, 2018, 10:43 AM UTC

duiker101 wrote: post #83

black-tea wrote: post #82

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Why do you work for Google for no pay? OpenStreetMap always needs work. Help the community.

Honestly for me it boils down to Google maps being just a superior app. It's not even the amount of data in itself(which is a lot already tbh) but just the app being better. I don't think I have seen a decent OSM app yet.

> Honestly for me it boils down to Google maps being just a superior app.

And it shall remain that way as long as people work for free on a proprietary Google Web 2.0/3.0 application whereas they could do the same work for a FOSS licensed alternative (such as OSM).