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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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