I've been trying to de-Google and de-Microsoft myself and am wondering if OpenStreetMap is a viable alternative to Google Maps. Any of y'all use it? Also are there any apps for IOS you would recommend for it?

  • kota [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Osmand is quite good. The biggest pain point is searching for a specific local place. If you have a pin on a map you're good to go. Putting in an address is also usually fine (but not perfect). The actual driving navigation is really great imo and you can configure exactly how much or little it will talk to you. Also theres a streetview project called mapillary and the Wikipedia integration is really nice. You can click on a random monument and learn its racist history.

    • culdrought [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      For searching for local places, try using duckduckgo in your mobile browser. First, go to "Other Settings" and set your "Open Directions in..." to OpenStreetMaps.

      Then, when you want to search for a place,

      • search for the place using duckduckgo in your browser
      • click on the "Maps" tab
      • select the correct result
      • long press "Directions" button, and select "Copy link" (this may vary depending on your browser)
      • paste that link directly into the search field in OsmAnd

      Driving navigation has always been horrible for me though, maybe its better in other places.

    • unperson [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      And bike directions where you can choose how much of a slope you like and whether or not to avoid avenues full of c*rs.