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    5 days ago

    Is open street map data pretty accurate? I don’t expect google mas level of accuracy but I think its important that I can rely on the maps when I don’t know anything about where I’m at

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      I did a month long trip around western Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden) and used Organic Maps as my only navigation app. Worked well for everything I used it for. Even the metro data was accurate. Also, in my home country, Estonia, it’s even better than Google Maps, because it has bike navigation integrated.

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          Forgot to add, that it also gets updated faster than Google Maps. A roundabout that was built, took about a week to be added to Organic Maps, on Google Maps it took more than a month.

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      4 days ago

      It’s way more accurate that google map. But it lacks a lot of stores and opening times in less touristy countries.

      If you want to contribute check out StreetComplete for an easy way.

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      Depends on the dedication of local maintainers, but it often is more detailed than Google maps.