Download Google Maps Routes as .ics - eviltoast

Where I live, Google Maps is the only mapping option.

Is there anyway to download the route as .ics to add to Proton Calendar?

  • nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    That conversion isn’t accurate at all, at least in the cities I have been. I used to trust OSM a lot, but it led me to wrong places a few times. I use Organic Maps, which is based on OSM, for general navigation, but I have to rely on Google Maps for finding precise locations. I use web interface only, for google maps, but OSM can be a pain in the butt, especially if others are dependent on me navigating them.

    • taladar@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Odd, to me wherever I have been Google Maps is vast areas of uniformly coloured nothing only whereas OSM has details of every house, every footpath,…

      • merde alors@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        maybe because some of us are living around those places.

        If osm information around you isn’t accurate enough, you can always easily complete it for you and everybody else: streetcomplete

      • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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        1 year ago

        This is the case for me too. OSM has so much more detail compared to Google Maps, it’s my go to for actual navigation

        Google maps I just use for public transport, and local business discovery.

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      1 year ago

      Odd, i have always found that method to work correctly. If OSM has a POI for the place i use that first, but if nothing else i do it the way i mentioned and have had success with it. Then i add the location to OSM when i go their.