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Google Maps directions, sheets redesign rolling out on Android
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Use OSM (Organic Maps app). I'm almost certain someone in the OSM community has mapped your road. If not, let me know, I'll map it for you.
It's mapped properly in every other database outside of google (including Waze which is now owned by Google). But I can't make websites not use Google's database for address validation. I don't use google maps personally.
For daily use, if you want something that uses the same data as OSM but has a Google Maps like experience, use Organic Maps instead. Its really good and very modern. Its also completely offline so it works without an internet connection. Slight warning though, it uses a cache of open streetmaps and not realtime data - this gets updated once a month.
I just downloaded it and tried it. Unfortunately, since I live in the vast suburban sprawl of a major US city, its ETA is way off because I doesn't take traffic info account. Compared to Google Maps, its ETA was off by a significant margin (12 minutes OM vs 20 minutes Google Maps and 38 vs 54).
Glad to see this is an active project though.
Yes, the ETAs inherently cant be as accurate as Google because it is an offline map. Google Maps uses your location in addition to traffic data it collects to adjust time.
This is less of Organic Maps' fault and more of a data science problem.
Maybe with a better algo, it could calculate the time better, but without the realtime data itll be tough.
Additionally, I don't think the OpenStreetMaps database collects speed limit data. This is one area that could actively be improved. Edit: I am wrong