Organic Maps Turns 4: The Privacy-Focused Alternative to Google Maps
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Organic Maps, the privacy-focused, open-source alternative to Google Maps, celebrates its 4th anniversary. The project came to life during Christmas week of 202…
  • Roopappy@lemmy.world
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    19 minutes ago

    I recently switched from Google Maps to Apple Maps in an effort to de-google, but this seems like an even better alternative.

    Does it work with CarPlay?

    EDIT: It looks like it does.

    I got mad at my iPhone yesterday because I asked Siri to navigate home using Apple Maps, and it said that I hadn’t shared my location with Siri so that wasn’t possible. No… I shared my location with Apple Maps, open the app and have it navigate home. If you’re not going to allow me to use native iPhone features with Apple Maps, I’ll just use something else.

  • FrankLaskey@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    3 hours ago

    This looks like it has come a long way, but since this is a privacy community I have to ask: Realistically, whether you are on iOS or Android, isn’t it likely Google or Apple are still tracking your location much of the time directly from the OS?

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      I tried it last night and couldn’t get it to find specific addresses, particularly in rural areas. Any tips you’ve found?

      • zerozaku@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        29 minutes ago

        I live in a city and it didn’t map out every address here, like my friend’s address for example. But I feel its fine because that way everyone’s privacy is maintained and if I want to share my location to anyone I can use those unique links associated to my place. Besides that it mapped almost all of the public places and even has navigation built into it(which I thought wouldn’t be available).

        These are my initial impressions. Let’s see how it fares up as I keep using it.

      • kipo@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        3 hours ago

        I have had trouble with it finding addresses as well. I use Magic Earth for driving because it can actually find most all the locations I search for.

        • mac@lemm.ee
          2·
          47 minutes ago

          I live in a relatively high tourist traffic beach town, just outside of a large city (~15 mins) and there was zero accurate POIs when I first moved here a few years back. I ended up mapping a lot of the high interest areas around here around 6 months or so back on street complete during my walks, but kinda burnt out on it.

          I head about some mastodon or twitter page that post rural areas and a bunch of people mob on mapping them.

          What they really should do is post towns like mine that are very very busy but are lacking up to date maps

  • Agosagror@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    5 hours ago

    I started using Organic Maps recently, it’s incredible that so much of Google Maps can be done offline, and the maps are sooooo pretty. It was certainly something I didn’t expect to find and was a pleasant surprise.

  • Claudia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    13·
    23 hours ago

    Is there also a privacy focused alternative to yelp? I’d like to know the ratings of a business before I start driving.

  • phase_change@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    32·
    17 hours ago

    Pretty cool project I’d not heard of. Those offline gps nav permissions seem pretty excessive for a project claiming privacy focus.

    • TheFriar@lemm.ee
      9·
      16 hours ago

      Care to share what specifically worries you about an offline app utilizing your gps nav data to feed you real time directions? Which permissions I mean. I have org maps but don’t use it too too often because it’s still a little unreliable for me. But I’d love to completely move to it