▲ 106 ▼ The MapQuest Renaissance Continues as the Platform Adds Flock Camera Locations (gizmodo.com) submitted 5 days ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/privacy@programming.dev 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments MapQuest... welcome to the resistance.
[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 25 points 5 days ago (6 children) Why aren't people using openstreetmaps? Why are they so dead set in contributing to closed data? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tyler@programming.dev 16 points 5 days ago Most people don’t know about osm. Also it’s not doing itself any favors with the completely fragmented ecosystem. Also, CoMaps is so much better than Mapquest it’s not even funny. Mapquest directions are so horrendous it took me literally twenty miles away from the location it was supposed to and stopped me in the middle of an empty field and said I was there. Like, getting the wrong location is one thing, there’s plenty of places with the same names different cities, but this was for an apartment building and it dumped me at an empty field in the middle of a state park……. There’s no apartments there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ertain@feddit.online 9 points 5 days ago I don't know why, either. I make it a point to put as many surveillance cameras on OSM as I can. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 8 points 5 days ago* Because I need live traffic data because My city can't seem to handle planning construction properly. Random lanes and exits get closed, accidents occur, my commute route gets gridlocked a few times a week. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jode@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago (2 children) I'd love to see comaps but it's DOGSHIT SLOW on Android auto to the point of being unusable. I give it a shot every once in a while to see if am update has fixed that but nothing yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tautalas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) When is it slow? I only use CoMaps for a long time now. Pixel 7 now, Galaxy s22 before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jode@pawb.social 1 point 4 days ago Constantly but I just tried MapQuest too and it is also slow. It has to be my cars head unit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tyler@programming.dev 16 points 5 days ago Most people don’t know about osm. Also it’s not doing itself any favors with the completely fragmented ecosystem. Also, CoMaps is so much better than Mapquest it’s not even funny. Mapquest directions are so horrendous it took me literally twenty miles away from the location it was supposed to and stopped me in the middle of an empty field and said I was there. Like, getting the wrong location is one thing, there’s plenty of places with the same names different cities, but this was for an apartment building and it dumped me at an empty field in the middle of a state park……. There’s no apartments there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ertain@feddit.online 9 points 5 days ago I don't know why, either. I make it a point to put as many surveillance cameras on OSM as I can. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 8 points 5 days ago* Because I need live traffic data because My city can't seem to handle planning construction properly. Random lanes and exits get closed, accidents occur, my commute route gets gridlocked a few times a week. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jode@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago (2 children) I'd love to see comaps but it's DOGSHIT SLOW on Android auto to the point of being unusable. I give it a shot every once in a while to see if am update has fixed that but nothing yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tautalas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) When is it slow? I only use CoMaps for a long time now. Pixel 7 now, Galaxy s22 before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jode@pawb.social 1 point 4 days ago Constantly but I just tried MapQuest too and it is also slow. It has to be my cars head unit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tautalas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) When is it slow? I only use CoMaps for a long time now. Pixel 7 now, Galaxy s22 before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jode@pawb.social 1 point 4 days ago Constantly but I just tried MapQuest too and it is also slow. It has to be my cars head unit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jode@pawb.social 1 point 4 days ago Constantly but I just tried MapQuest too and it is also slow. It has to be my cars head unit permalink fedilink source parent
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