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!organicmaps@sopuli.xyz
Organic Maps is the most private offline map app, it looks prettier than Google Maps and Apple Maps, it leverages data from openstreetmap that you can update easily compared to the competitors, itβs very battery efficient and the best of all its FOSS.
My main issue with organic maps is the lack of public transit routing. There seems to be a way to use GTFS - but you have to manually download the data and build the app..
Long term there might be a way - but unfortunately not ready yet
Edit: I found OsmAnd that has public transit routing π
I removed Google maps and installed organic maps just last week!
I just realized yesterday there's a beta Linux version. It's nowhere near as polished as the Android one, but it does seem to work. Hopefully that gets some love.
Still can't find basic addresses. Useless.
You can contribute to OpenStreetMaps using apps like StreetComplete.
OSM search is actually really, really bad if you don't use overpass. This has nothing to do with data quality. The default search just sucks. Organic Maps is no different here. You simply cannot throw a basic string search at a relational database and expect good results.
You simply cannot throw a basic string search at a relational database and expect good results.
True, would something like Elasticsearch work better? What is Overpass?
I have no clue about Elasticsearch, but Overpass is a very advanced search and filter interface for the OSM database
I'd love to use it but for some reason it can't find my location. Other apps can though.
I know it goes against privacy concerns, but I miss the traffic/congestion capabilities of Google maps. Sure, taking the interstate may be the fastest/most direct route normally, but today there's an accident that's blocking the two left lanes and everything is fucked.
You can use the app magic earth for driving which still way more private.
Can I talk to it while I'm driving?
