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User reports Google Maps proposed a sponsored detour to a trip (paquita.masto.host)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by elfio@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Original toot in Spanish says: "OK, so I need some alternatives to Google Maps, because I just decided seconds ago to stop using it after I got proposed a trip with a completely unnecessary detour which adds two extra minutes just because it pass by a gas station that sponsors this trip."

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[-] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago

Guys, try some OpenStreetMap-based alternatives and get rid of Google Maps:

https://organicmaps.app/

https://osmand.net/

[-] aisteru@lemmy.aisteru.ch 7 points 10 months ago

I tried OsmAnd, but sometimes when I try to set a course I get a message that the destination is not reachable... And honestly, the pathfinding is not great on those. I hate to like Maps' algorithm, but I do think it's way better than the alternatives.

[-] lovesickoyster@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

last time I tried to use it on a 700km trip it would not even find the path, it would just calculate seemingly forever.

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

You need to download the maps in order to make it work. The default maps it comes with kinda suck. It's not intuitive but I was able to go from California to Wyoming that way.

[-] lovesickoyster@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I did have all the maps downloaded. I split the trip into three ~250 km sections and it routed each one separately just fine.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah I also downloaded the U.S map and was pretty good navigating around Utah and Nevada. They had information on the locations and everything. It didn't have any traffic information like Google maps but it works perfectly fine.

[-] elfio@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I've seen this sometimes, which lead me to create a osm account and improve coverage around my zone.

OSM is a collaborative effort done by volunteers, so it might not be perfect in some places.

[-] massacre@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm right there with you. And finding addresses is useless.. I have used magicearth for over a year and it's solid. Not open source but respectful privacy policy

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