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Re:Why (and how) we've switched away from Google Maps by freyfogle on Monday December 26, 2011 @12:02PM (#3393272)
The point of OSM is, if you find an error, YOU can fix it. All maps are out of date to some degree. The only question is can you do something about it.

Good luck.

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Re:Why (and how) we've switched away from Google Maps by rmc on Monday December 26, 2011 @12:38PM (#3393363)
And in some places, OSM is more up to date than Google Maps.
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Re:Why (and how) we've switched away from Google Maps by querulous on Monday December 26, 2011 @03:23PM (#3393841)
In most places, I think. Google Maps are terrible outside of the USA/Western Europe.
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Re:Why (and how) we've switched away from Google Maps by rmc on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @02:47PM (#3401070)
Even inside cities in western Europe, osm is sometimes better than gmaps. More nutty gritty small scale mapping, like pubs, shops, public toilets, etc.
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