2d ago

Need a replacement for Waze/GoogleMaps? Magic Earth is free and located in NL/RO.

www.magicearth.com Magic Earth - Free Navigation & Maps App for Android and iPhone

Magic Earth is a free maps and navigation app based on OpenStreetMap data. Enjoy 3D maps, Satellite maps, Turn-by-turn navigation, HD Traffic, Offline maps

It's a map with routing information, live traffic, road work etc. Offline maps available if needed but obviously no live traffic reporting then. Based on OpenStreetMap.

Privacy @lemmy.ml

spiritedpause @sh.itjust.works

2y ago

Magic Earth: Privacy friendly maps with turn-by-turn navigation, OpenStreetMap, Crowd-Sourced Traffic, 3D maps, Satellite maps, Offline maps and Transit.

www.magicearth.com

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How does it compare to Organic Maps and why can't i find it on fdroid?
- This is better for driving while Organic Maps is open source, more private and better for walking, hiking and cycling.
  
  Agree with all your other points, but is Organic Maps actually more private?
  This seems pretty fair to me.
  https://www.magicearth.com/privacy/
  Also, how to you get a new paragraph in the old.lemmy.world UI?
- Magic Earth is proprietary.
- I think, it's closer to OsmAnd, which also offers navigation.

Waze is bad for privacy reasons I'm guessing?
- Waze is a Google property. That's enough for some people. (No shade meant there, that's as valid a reason as any.)
  
  Oh, well fuck me sideways then. I had no idea. It's it possible to request all my Waze data be deleted?
  
  I haven't actually used Waze but all Google products ive used have gone down hill dramatically in the past couple years. And that's before you get into the moral implications of using a Google product. So I've been replacing all Google services. Been using magic earth for about a year and it's really good, better than google maps.
- They’re also Israeli.
  
  Oh come on. Unreal. So many people swear by that app, and I never even looked I to it
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_8200

Works fine but is a black box privaxy wise.

Thank you, I've been meaning to look for a Waze replacement.
I'll be sure to try this out on my drive tomorrow.
- I’m using it for years and I’m very happy with it.
- Happy to help. It's not as polished as Waze, but it gets the job done. Maybe more users will improve it still.
  
  I'm checking it out a bit, it seems to be quite nice.
  One thing I noticed however, is that the lane-suggestions for roundabouts are simply wrong.
  It seems to be an oddly common issue with alternative nagivation apps.. Sygic had this issue as well.

OsmAnd also offers navigation/routing and is available via Fdroid.

I tried it. The address for my business in Prince Edward Island Canada was incorrect and it didn't have a clue about my home address on the island.
- Something that's fairly easy to fix. But I get what you're saying.
  However, if you want to help, just log in to openstreetmap and fix it.

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