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Re:OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap) 4.3 for Android is fast with a new... by richiebful1 on Friday January 27, 2023 @11:49AM (#34548213)
Open Street Maps doesn't aggregate review data, only business info. That said, OSM doesn't really encourage automated changes for understandable reasons (vandalism, interest in human validation, etc). It's a tradeoff that makes OSM a lot better in my rural area, but maybe not in an urban area with a lot of business turnover
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Re:OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap) 4.3 for Android is fast with a new... by virtualritz on Friday January 27, 2023 @01:47PM (#34550018)
Yeah, talk about a chicken-egg problem.

If you want people to use OSM-based apps in place of Google/Apple maps you need to provide a way to access/add/edit (and better also import) POI reviews.

W/o them average users will not switch because offline navigationo via OSM is simply not good enough a reason. Particualrly if you have commercial (but free) stuff like HERE WeGo which does offline navigation better than any OSM-based app I've seen.

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