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[-] x7HlPDq9dSNO6v3A9@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

I love Organic Maps. Works on Android and IOS. Fully offline (maps predownload at first run) and all route calculation is locally computed so it's especially good for hiking or where signal is poor.

Only thing I miss is live traffic updates but for me that's an acceptable tradeoff for the ultimate offline privacy as far as a digital map can do it.

The voice it uses is whatever's built into the phone's accessibility features so on some devices it sounds a bit janky, but on Android at least you can install different ones if that bothers you.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

I use Here We Go when i need live traffic and comaps other times.

[-] fake_meows@sopuli.xyz 22 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

If it meets your requirements, try Vela Maps which is a degoogled Google Maps.

" A degoogled maps & navigation client for Android - what NewPipe is to YouTube, for Google Maps. Open vector tiles for the basemap, the device itself scraping Google's public web endpoints (per-user, no backend) for the things only Google does well: POI quality, routing, and traffic-aware ETAs. Built to run on GrapheneOS and other no-GMS ROMs. "

I think it's a fairly new product and seems to be rapidly improving performance with quite a few updates lately. (I have discovered some glitches but they seem to be addressed as soon as the app updates the next time.)

It might meet your requirements because it's not Google Maps.

It might not meet your requirements if you want a truly no-Google product, because it uses a few Google things anonymously in the back end...

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

This needs to be made a library so that someone can write an OsmAnd plugin for the POI search.

[-] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 7 points 20 hours ago

Super cool. had no idea that existed

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 13 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I was using organic until CoMaps forked it, now CoMaps is the way. It's open street map so you can sign up and fix whatever you want, pull down the next version and it's there.

I do miss street view, ~~voiced street names~~, and really miss cowdsourced hazards from waze but it's worth it if you're not on a long high speed trip.

edit: turns out you can turn on tts street names

[-] godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 13 points 22 hours ago

I'm using OSMAnd+ myself. CoMaps is another one that uses OSM as the backend but is much more minimal in design.

For both, I use GeoShare which can interpet a google directions link when searching an address on my phone and pass it to OSMAnd+ or CoMaps (or, like, any other map app)

[-] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago

I use both, but I use OSMAnd~ for mobile mapping, and CoMaps for navigation.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 points 22 hours ago

I've just started using MapQuest like many others since the lake ontario thing. It's been pretty good and I find it a lot more functional and accurate than the Foss options at the moment. It's not perfect but it's also not Google or apple.

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[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago

If OSM isn't good enough, make it better.

[-] boonhet@lemmy.zip 6 points 20 hours ago

I spent an hour improving my hometown but that's not where I need a map. I need it in places where I don't know if it's right or wrong.

[-] droopy4096@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 hours ago

truth is OSM has proven to be more accurate in areas I frequent vs Gmaps. We've got into multiple "situations" because of Gmaps

[-] Prathas@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago
[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

Not op but one i encountered was that gmaps kept sending people down a private road with a locked gate before someone submitted feedback and got it changed

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Sure, let me just fly my drone over everywhere in the world...

[-] KiloGex@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

I use HERE WeGo. I switched over a month ago and haven't had a problem yet.

[-] MostRegularPeople@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

I use that too! Kinda clunky but does the job. I prefer CoMaps - it seems smoother - but it doesn't have all the actual addresses for the little towns I pass through.

[-] btsax@reddthat.com 5 points 22 hours ago

I have a standalone GPS like it's 2008, in addition to excellent offline navigation it also probably doesn't spy on me

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago

Comaps works well for me. If it's not comprehensive enough, contribute! OSM is crowd-sourced.

[-] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 5 points 23 hours ago

I use CoMaps when navigating: https://www.comaps.app/

I also recommend Obtainium for installing it: https://obtainium.imranr.dev/

[-] pH3ra@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 day ago

CoMaps is good if you already know where to go.
I use it in conjunction with GMapsWV: look for a place, copy the coordinates with the share button and paste them into CoMaps.
Never missed an address and I use it quite a bit.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

Trying to learn, what is the advantage of GMapsVW versus opening Google Maps in a mobile browser?

[-] pH3ra@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

Quoting their github page

  • Clears private data on close
  • Blocks access to Google trackers and other third-party resources
  • Restricts all network requests to HTTPS
  • Allows toggling of location permission
[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 29 minutes ago
[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

It's also better if you know how to get there, its directions are typically very poorly optimized (although you'll get there eventually).

[-] nshibj@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

That can be a good strategy, and please, if you can, once you find a place in GMapsWV that isn't on OSM, add it to OSM so the map becomes better for everyone and we soon won't need GMapsWV.

[-] pH3ra@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

I contribute regularly with Street Complete

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[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

CoMaps, which uses OpenStreetMap. StreetComplete gamifies adding data to OpenStreetMap.
Sometimes Magic Earth.

The only time i use google is when i want street view.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

No but I use comaps anyways

for basic things openstreetmaps based ones (comaps organic maps), for anything else no.

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago

good or better then google maps, no, they're are a trillion $ company with major resoirces

I use OSMAnd+ its a little bit shit but ot gets me by. I also edit a little bit of Open Street maps in my area to help

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