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minus-squareMwa@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·2 months agoi think openstreetmaps only works in big countries honestly
minus-squarejoostjakob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·2 months agoWhat does the size of the country have to do with it? Which good big and bad small countries are you talking about?
minus-squareMwa@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoMost people don’t use openstreetmaps on these small countries like with low/medium population it feels like apple maps on there
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoCan you give an example? Because I’ve just looked at Luxembourg, Nepal, and Aruba, and they’re all littered with named buildings and landmarks. Pyongyang even has a fair bit filled in.
minus-squareMwa@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 months agodidnt rlly try it but might try tbh but idk since i see people here where i live use google maps edit: tried it and it really is quite outdated my house does not show up and idk if waze is even privacy respecting
minus-squareCAVOK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWaze is google these days. They bought it some time ago.
minus-squareInsertUser@en.osm.townlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago@Mwa @joostjakob Apple Maps uses OpenStreetMap data on n some countries.
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoAll it takes is you to fix this. Its even easier in a small country
i think openstreetmaps only works in big countries honestly
What does the size of the country have to do with it? Which good big and bad small countries are you talking about?
Most people don’t use openstreetmaps on these small countries like with low/medium population it feels like apple maps on there
Can you give an example? Because I’ve just looked at Luxembourg, Nepal, and Aruba, and they’re all littered with named buildings and landmarks. Pyongyang even has a fair bit filled in.
didnt rlly try it but might try tbh but idk since i see people here where i live use google maps
edit: tried it and it really is quite outdated my house does not show up and idk if waze is even privacy respecting
Waze is google these days. They bought it some time ago.
Ohh
@Mwa @joostjakob
Apple Maps uses OpenStreetMap data on n some countries.
ohh makes sense
All it takes is you to fix this. Its even easier in a small country
oh okay