People saying they use google maps have never used OSM and realised how bad google maps is.
TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
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Re: TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
#282For the youngens here on HN: TomTom was once one of the leading manufacturers of GPS navigation systems for cars - purchased as an accessory that was stuck to the wind screen. This was in a time before every car had a screen built in, and before everyone had a smart phone with Google Maps in their pocket. I guess that product is a prime example for becoming irrelevant by society progressing. I actually still use an o…
I have a modern car with a built-in satnav as well as Android Auto support, and yet I still use my TomTom 5000 - it's just better. Definitely better than crappy Google Maps, definitely better than volvo's built-in maps, and it's without any kind of comparison how much better it is than Apple Maps. You get in the car, it auto-selects the destination based on the patterns it learnt(so if you get in at 7am on a workday,…
My car has in built (TomTom) sat nav too with a nice wide-screen display. The tom tom maps make full use of the screen and very legible.
Android auto gets forced into this like 4:3 resolution in the middle of the screen which sucks and I can't find a way to fix it, even after looking in developer settings.
People have said it's the car manufacturers fault, I really don't understand why it has to be this way though
Re: TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
#283I don't see any mention of how TomTom will provide any money, support or logistics to OSM. Am I missing it?
Re: TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
#284Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t want to ask here (don’t want to mix up my identities), where should I actually ask? In what forum
One option you have is to find the changeset that undid your edit and start a discussion with the user in question. To find the changeset, navigate to the location on openstreetmap.org, right-click, query features, and select the feature in question. The web page should then look like this: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/93668654/ In the left pane click "View history" to see all the changesets affecting that featu…
If they don't, or are otherwise uncivil, you can contact the local mapper community. Often you can find them on this Discourse forum: https://community.openstreetmap.org/
The local (mostly national) community can often explain why an edit was reverted (if the mapper who did it won't), or mediate with that mapper if they are in the wrong. Just keep in mind that we are all volunteers.
Re: TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
#285Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a TomTom PND and I swear by it. It's much better than the navigation systems built into cars (unless they're TomTom, several brands have them built-in). Also, I refuse to use Google Maps as I am loath to let Google know my travel history. I am, however, somewhat concerned that TomTom uploads my travel history to their servers, since my device has LTE/3G capability. This was used to fetch congestion information…
If I google "why is it bad for google to track you", I can find a hundred articles breathlessly telling you all the ways google is tracking you, and a hundred more on how to stop it - but none answering the question. Can someone explain to me why it's a problem? (I make the assumption that even if google doesn't do it, your carrier does, so it doesn't add anything additional to "government's ability to repress/harass…
You'll find out when it's too late.
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#286Earlier quoted context omitted.
Google maps is fantastic. It beats literally everything else I can think of. But that’s scary. I want a competitor that offers at least roughly similar quality, but Google is so far ahead that it’s no contest.
Google Maps has been a really garbage experience for me lately, so much so that I've been actively looking for alternatives. Sadly, there aren't many. Some of problems I've had with Google Maps recently: - Routing gives me weird bypasses that aren't necessary and often actually add time to the trip. I've started to not trust the routing. - The UX when searching for places is extremely difficult to navigate, especiall…
>The only major thing it's lacking for me is traffic-aware navigation."
This. I use mostly OsmAnd, I especially like it when on bike or pedestrian mode. But yes sometime traffic info is a must so I use GM few times per year for this.
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#287Earlier quoted context omitted.
But I wonder if, let's say, a media organization were to publish a "hit piece," based on the text, if you could send a DMCA notice to their hosting provider.
If you want a PR nightmare for yourself, then that’s how you create one. There is probably more than a century of tradition and expectations around how journalists can work with press releases. Whether companies could sue them for releasing press releases (it‘s in the name!) is in that light mostly theoretical. Because no one would sue.
Agreed.
What was it that someone once said (not sure who)?
”Never pick a fight with someone that buys ink by the barrel.”
Re: TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
#288I don't understand the 'everything was better when it wasn't google' mentality that is so often found in these threads. My dad used to work at TomTom right here in the Netherlands. They used to be a fun and innovative company to work for. When it became apparent they entered a multibillion dollar business it was all about the money. As someone who used TomTom before other options became available I can honestly say t…
I must agree. I do not remember a very pleasant experience using the GPS dash units. I would move often with the Navy and would use the GPS unit for a couple weeks but challenge myself as soon as possible to learn to get around without it. Now when I am going somewhere over 30 minutes away I throw it into GMaps even if I know how to get there, as there could be a number of events that could've caused a reroute since…
I’ve done this with waze as well as Apple Maps since construction or accidents can cause undesirable but necessary rerouting
Re: TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
#289I don't understand the 'everything was better when it wasn't google' mentality that is so often found in these threads. My dad used to work at TomTom right here in the Netherlands. They used to be a fun and innovative company to work for. When it became apparent they entered a multibillion dollar business it was all about the money. As someone who used TomTom before other options became available I can honestly say t…
A classic monopolist move is to use monopoly power from one business unit (such as rented computers) and offer an unrelated service at well below market rates in another market (perhaps online retail).
The incumbents don't have the crutch of the other business unit and can't price match, and go out of business.
Then the monopolist raises prices and there's no competition and no alternative.
It's fine, though google maps has gotten pretty bad; I'll just switch back to Waze.
Re: TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
#290I will never forgive TomTom's bait and switch: I bought a lifetime subscription of their app for my iPhone for about $50. After a few years they stopped the service claiming that "lifetime" meant the lifetime of the device.
What’s the advantage in Tom Tom traffic data that google traffic data or apple provided data cannot give?