CoMaps - Hike, Bike, Drive (@CoMaps@floss.social)
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Attached: 1 image We have recently received a trust score by 9.6 out of 10 from "European & Open Source Alternatives", a website that wants to help people find trustworthy alternatives to Big Tech. With that stellar rating, we are currently the top-rated alternative in the Maps category, side-by-side with our friends from #OpenStreetMap ❤️ Check out how that score was calculated for us, and other map alternatives here: https://european-alternatives.cloud/en/browse?category=maps

Nice to see, how the score comes together.

  • Aibo1@ani.socialEnglish
    17·
    20 days ago

    I just want a map app that understands the dedicated bicycle lanes in my country and does not recommend insane unsafe routes because it assumes I’m in a car. I have tried comaps and organic maps but I always need to like try out the routes myself first to find a good route.

    • GoldenFigApple@feddit.ukEnglish
      11·
      20 days ago

      It’s actually quite a hard problem for OSM community to solve since you need quite detailed data (stuff like road surface, width etc) and possibly traffic data. Even then, that doesn’t tell you everything like whether it’s a “nice place” to cycle or is dangerous. There are people trying to work on it but it is a hard problem. One can hope it gets solved.

    • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
      9·
      20 days ago

      It’s definitely better than Google Maps, which tells me to cross a roundabout on foot – even though there’s actually a path just for pedestrians a little further on (I think? I’m not even sure if it’s officially recognised by the city lmao)

      Edit:

      The blue route is the google maps suggestion, the green one is the safest one that everyone takes, The roundabout is also part of a ring road .-.

  • Lumisal@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    20 days ago

    I haven’t had luck with it when it comes to finding places in Finland. And all of the open source options seem to have issues with residential areas, not just Comaps. That’s not counting the technical issues.

    HereWeGo, while closed source and a private company unfortunately, is at least European and even has public transportation data. At least it’s not Google too.

    I still use Every Door when possible to contribute, but the lack of residencies and glacial update cycles still leaves it so that I can’t really recommend these apps to even my wife, let alone others.