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[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 126 points 2 months ago (46 children)

the biggest problem I have with switching is that Google Maps is a business directory. open street maps is empty where i live. it works okay for navigation, but not so much for finding a coffee.

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 2 months ago (4 children)

there are ways to make it easier; it's been gamified:

https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

Available on FDROID.

When my partner stops to play pokemon go, I complete some Open Street Map info quests...

[–] Contentedness 3 points 2 months ago

I've just installed this now, thanks for the tip!

So many quests right on my street!

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