Buy European @feddit.uk CAVOK @lemmy.world 3d 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.

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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 collects data on location while Organic Maps does not collect any.
  
  I’m not so familiar with Mlymn (old lemmy ui)
  
  Doesn't collect anything in offline mode, does it?
  
  Either way, both are awesome in their own right. ME for car navigation, OM for everything else.
  
  And then StreetComplete to help them both. :-)
  
  Magic Earth is proprietary software, so regardless of what their privacy policy says, you cannot audit the code to verify whether or not they are collecting data and what data they collect.
  
  Organic Maps, on the other hand, is libre software, so you can audit the code and verify what it is and isn't doing.
- Magic Earth is proprietary.
- I think, it's closer to OsmAnd, which also offers navigation.

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