What maps app do you use - eviltoast

After the news that Google maps will rename the gulf of Mexico to the gulf of America I finally decided to change maps app(not confirmed).

What recommendations do you have? What to look out for?

  • monovergent 🏁@lemmy.ml
    2·
    32 minutes ago

    Organic Maps. Living in a somewhat walkable area, it gives me good walking directions. I might be a bit out of touch though since I just commit routes to memory if I’m driving.

    For the occasional satellite map, Google Maps unfortunately. If anyone knows of a privacy-respecting map with satellite views, I’d be interested.

  • Evotech@lemmy.world
    1·
    50 minutes ago

    Google maps

    Organic street maps just don’t have good enough public transit integration where I live

  • Lyubo@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    OsmAnd~ is really good and feature rich but a bit complex. I use it because it has very good navigation with the public transport where I live. I tryed Magic Earth, it’s simpler but at some point it stopped suggesting me navigation with the public transport here. And if you don’t need public transport suggestions try Organic Maps, it’s very simple. On Linux- Marbel by KDE or Gnome Maps. If I need to check something on the map I just use OpenStreetMap in a browser.

  • bpev@lemmy.world
    4·
    12 hours ago
    • For directions, I use OrganicMaps.
    • For location bookmarks/pins, I’m currently building an app, so I use that.
    • For checking business information, sometimes i’ll still use google maps
      • bpev@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 hour ago

        Huh really? I haven’t had that issue. But we might be totally different use-cases; If I’m routing, I’m usually in major cities mapping a route via public transit. I quite like OrganicMaps for this, because it’s still quite stable in underground subways when internet is sus.

        edit: To be clear, I haven’t noticed issues when I map for driving either, but I’m admittedly not driving a crazy amount.

  • WhatSay@slrpnk.netEnglish
    2·
    12 hours ago

    Besides organic, I use watch duty (fire tracking), MyRadar (weather) and waze (driving)

  • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
    9·
    2 days ago

    Magic Earth. Organic Maps as a backup. I’ve found that Magic Earth is the happy middle ground of map apps.

    Closed source client, but uses OSM for its map data. European company, so better on the data front.

    I tried using Organic Maps as my main navigation app, but there were slightly too many times where it couldn’t find the address, or the navigation got stuck, etc.

    My IT job requires me to get to places quickly if they need on-site support. I have to be able to depend on my map app to get me there reliably. Magic Earth does that, Organic Maps is very good, and I keep it around to use in case I have issues with Magic Earth, but at least in my region of the country, it just isn’t quite up to snuff.

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
    10·
    2 days ago

    Mainly Organic Maps

    Occasionally OsmAnd~, though I mostly avoid it because I found building it from source to be more annoying than it should have been, and didn’t care for a marketing campaign they ran a while back.