• @[email protected]
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    761 month ago

    Canada really needs to develop its technology to get off of oppressive American tech. We need to work with other countries and develop our own tech to combat this. Absolutely insulting. Just a little “oopsie” after over a decade of not having mislabelled parks? The stink is showing.

    • Kichae
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      351 month ago

      Open source options exist. We just need more people using OpenStreetMaps and shit.

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        As much as i try to update OSM with local knowledge, there’s no way to keep OSM reasonably up to date without automation tools.

        I’m not sure how OSM can replicate whatever tools google uses to constantly update open/close hours, new/dead businesses, bus stops with schedules, etc.

        • @[email protected]
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          141 month ago

          This is all just crowd sourced no? Like after I visit a place google will ask me a bunch of questions about it (eg. “Did they sell X here?”).

        • @[email protected]
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          31 month ago

          Atleast in India, Gmaps isn’t updated on local info either. OSM is barren in comparison.

          There’s maps.cz, somehow has more local data (like hiking trails).

    • @[email protected]
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      141 month ago

      A government funded utility that utilizes regional GIS and aerial mapping would go a long way. Google’s got the upper hand on directions and traffic reporting though, so that would take more time to make effective. A lot of that is genuinely due to the number of users that exist on the platform though. I think if you tried to implement similar location data analysis for government infrastructure, people would be up in arms at the idea, despite being perfectly happy to provide the same data to Google.

      It’s unfortunate that Google is as prevalent a default service as they are, but it’s hard to ignore how good a service they offer, and how long the development period has been to get them there.

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      The geodata and related open source technology to edit, review, and host it is already available from openstreetmap community

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        Then let’s start naming them and putting them out there. If they’re just maps but we need guis for apps on these, then it’s a great time to start that process and get developers in on it, preferably open sourced if possible.

        My guess is there would be lots of developers willing to work on a project like this to help distance us from America.

        • Cows Look Like Maps
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          126 days ago

          Organic Maps and OSMAnd are phone apps. You can use Street Complete which is like Pokemon GO but improves the maps in your area.