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Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by tshaddox on Saturday July 10, 2021 @12:05PM (#27794322)
What’s the other option? Google is the only internet map ever? Or no other internet map can ever release anything until they have perfect global coverage?
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by folli on Saturday July 10, 2021 @12:10PM (#27794364)
How about OSM?
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by extra88 on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:19PM (#27794943)
What is a good iOS app for turn-by-turn directions (driving, biking, walking, public transit) that uses OpenStreetMap data?
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by distances on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:45PM (#27795109)
Organic Maps is IMHO the most usable OSM app for Android. It's available also for iOS, no idea if it's 1-to-1 but worth giving it a try.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by extra88 on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:55PM (#27795189)
It’s in the store. It touts working offline, do you have save map data for an area first or can you use it the same way as other map apps?

I’ve used Google Maps’ offline saving feature when traveling internationally and where cell service is poor or absent.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/organic-maps/id1567437057

Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by habi on Monday July 12, 2021 @08:48AM (#27809687)
> It touts working offline, do you have save map data for an area first or can you use it the same way as other map apps?

You download a region before being there, then you can use the app completely offline. The 'completely offline' modus only works for the downloaded data, obviously.

I'm using it quite a bit abroad, since roaming data outside of Switzerland is really expensive :)

Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by wrycoder on Saturday July 10, 2021 @03:20PM (#27795758)
OM is ok, but the contours are coarse and in meters. I use Gaia, which has far more capability and also works offline. But, note that Gaia has been bought recently by Outside. I’m concerned about maintaining privacy, based on the email they sent.

I should mention that Apple Maps, being vector based, can be pre-downloaded using the hotel wifi when you are in a roaming area and will work for many blocks around the hotel without using the radios. Google won’t.

Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by extra88 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @12:45AM (#27798524)
The Google Maps app will let you explicitly download quite large areas for use offline.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by distances on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:59PM (#27795205)
It works only offline. You download the area before you can zoom in; there's no online tile-on-demand.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by tppiotrowski on Saturday July 10, 2021 @02:02PM (#27795227)
Organic Maps is amazing. For hiking and climbing it has routes that Google and Apple do not put on their maps. For offline mode you can download entire US states or countries and the search is instant once you've downloaded the data to your phone. I still use Google/Apple Maps for navigation, but mostly because I've never give Organic Maps navigation a try.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by habi on Monday July 12, 2021 @08:47AM (#27809666)
https://cycle.travel/ is (in my opinion) unbeatable for bike-navigation, but I use it more for planning a ride (and exporting the GPX file to my Garmin Edge) than for 'on-the-go' routing.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by habi on Monday July 12, 2021 @08:46AM (#27809662)
For car navigation I've used https://www.magicearth.com/, which I've found to be really good.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by incone123 on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:16PM (#27794916)
Love osm and osmand, but if I'm travelling in town then I go to Google map for real time traffic and public transit.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by yunohn on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:36PM (#27795049)
I don’t think Apple needs perfect coverage, just more than “parts of the USA and 10 major cities worldwide”.
Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps by jorvi on Saturday July 10, 2021 @07:16PM (#27797145)
Sell iPhones cheaper in countries that have reduced features.