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Project for people leaving Google Maps. (feddit.org)

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[-] volkerwirsing@feddit.org 42 points 1 month ago

        It has the map corpus from OpenStreetMap, so one of the best in the world
It works offline - just download the desired maps onto the device
That makes it really, really fast. Google Maps is slower
You can also use it in areas with bad reception. I'm using it for hiking in the woods where there is no cell phone connection available
I really like the UI - they are f.e. better at displaying house numbers and street names than Google.
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[-] wizrad@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago

On the hiking note, it also shows a lot of trails. I used it to navigate to a trail head and was pleasantly surprised to see a rough outline of the trails I would be using plus some others I didn't know were there.

[-] semperverus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It even has water markers for longer trails where youd be hiking for weeks or months at a time. Sometimes those spots are dry, but you can clearly see water channels in the ground where it would be flowing.

[-] kungen@feddit.nu 4 points 1 month ago

Google's maps are decent and can also be downloaded to be offline...? But yeah, it seems like it's a nice alternative, especially if you want to be free from Google's grips.