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Re:OrganicMaps is Android and iOS offline maps for travel wi... by maxerickson on Monday June 21, 2021 @09:08AM (#27578762)
But it isn't "an algorithm", it's hundreds or thousands of decisions about how to interpret data.

For instance, https://cycle.travel uses different rules to interpret data in different countries, because between differences in mapping practices, differences in infrastructure and differences in laws, you need to do that to have a good experience.

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Re:OrganicMaps is Android and iOS offline maps for travel wi... by rob74 on Monday June 21, 2021 @10:11AM (#27579345)
Ok, then it's a complicated algorithm, "lovingly hand-tuned" to give optimal results despite of inconsistencies in the data. I'm beginning to understand what they mean - but "curated" still sounds off to me...
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Re:OrganicMaps is Android and iOS offline maps for travel wi... by dylan604 on Monday June 21, 2021 @11:19AM (#27580016)
You're free to not use the app because you don't like the marketing.
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Re:OrganicMaps is Android and iOS offline maps for travel wi... by matkoniecz on Monday June 21, 2021 @10:10AM (#27579331)
> But it isn't "an algorithm", it's hundreds or thousands of decisions about how to interpret data.

Map style can be described as an algorithm, but it is a human made one so curation definitely is present.

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