TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem

Post by mpawelski » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 11:08 PM UTC

CivBase wrote: post #314

tekchip wrote: post #306

OSM and OsmAnd seem great except when you want to search for something. If I search for "mcdonalds" typed lazily I get 5 results hundreds of miles away. To find the local Mcdonalds restaurant I have to type "McDonald's" very specifically. This lack of fuzzy search makes these apps unusable. Its an unfortunate situation of the two parties involved in this software each pointing at each other and blaming the other with…

Yeah I tried switching to OsmAnd for a while. It works fine as a map. Interface is a little clunky. The real problem is I mostly use Google Maps to search for places and OsmAnd was terrible for that. I reluctantly switched back to Google Maps, but I look forward to the day I can drop it for an OSM-based solution.

Post by solarkraft » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 11:10 PM UTC

drtz wrote: post #311

tekchip wrote: post #306

OSM and OsmAnd seem great except when you want to search for something. If I search for "mcdonalds" typed lazily I get 5 results hundreds of miles away. To find the local Mcdonalds restaurant I have to type "McDonald's" very specifically. This lack of fuzzy search makes these apps unusable. Its an unfortunate situation of the two parties involved in this software each pointing at each other and blaming the other with…

Someone should build a good, open, web API-based search for OSM data. Not everyone cares about 100% offline capabilities, and improving search would be a massive gain in usability for OsmAnd and other OSM clients.

Post by caf » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 11:12 PM UTC

pwagland wrote: post #127

gambiting wrote: post #47

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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,…

The auto-nav feature is very nice. However others do this, Apple Maps, at least, will suggest a destination based on behavioural patterns. Tesla also have a "simple" version of this, if you are at home, it will automatically to go to work in the "morning", and in the afternoon it will automatically go "home" if you are at the office. But this seems to be location/time based, and not behavioural.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 11:17 PM UTC

solarkraft wrote: post #434

> The world lacks a truly open and collaborative mapping ecosystem, one that doesn’t follow a one-size-fits-all model but is flexible so that businesses can build according to their needs. One that fosters collaboration, data sharing and open innovation Damn, somebody should tell them about OpenStreetMap

Post by n0tth3dro1ds » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 11:20 PM UTC

burmanm wrote: post #429

n0tth3dro1ds wrote: post #421

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> There is however a new market that will grow: autonomous driving vehicles This market is shrinking and will continue to shrink.

Shrinking before it has even began?