Is there a FOSS version of Waze or Google Maps?

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Zurgo@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

I’m specifically meaning the traffic mapping and collaborative reporting side of Waze and Gmaps, I know navigation via Comaps is possible but I haven’t seen anything that I can contribute to, to help others with time estimates etc.

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Steve@communick.news ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
No. Live traffic data is too much server overhead for an monetized service.

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- Linearity@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  There’s definitely a way to implement it while maintaining privacy
  
  We just need a company or organization that’s not comically evil
  
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  - EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    company or organization that’s not comically evil
    
    In a capitalist system? Good luck with that.
    
    A nonprofit organization, sure, but definitely not a company or a not-for-profit organization.
    
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  - Successful_Try543@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    In the meantime one could parasitically use the Data from Google, e.g. in OSMAnd Link (in German but with useful screenshots).
    
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chris@l.roofo.cc ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The biggest problem is scale. You need enough people to use it to even be remotely useful. Google has the movement data for so many phones that the can detect traffic problem only through the phones moving more slowly. Then there is waze where people actively add data. Even if there was an app that had the same functionality you wouldn’t get any benefit if you are the only in a 100km radius.

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- Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Waze is also owned by google.
  
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  - chris@l.roofo.cc ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I know. I was just talking about the amount of data that is available that is hard to reproduce in the FOSS world.
    
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rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
No.

I use herewego when I need traffic data. afaict, it’s from the company tomtom and uses the data they are gathering from thier truck logistics business. Based in Germany.

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- logi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Wait, Tom Tom is German? So European.
  
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  - rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I guess? I skimmed the TOS and when I agreed to it they stated they were German.
    
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  - Successful_Try543@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    TomTom is based in the Netherlands.
    
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- furtiveParalysis@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Indeed, no but demand is rising as osm becomes known and a legit map replacement.
  
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  - rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Need traffic data.
    
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  - Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Give me android implementation.
    
    Or rather give me phone projection that isnt tied to google or apple.
    
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- 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  traffic data from trucks can’t be very useful for civilian traffic.
  
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  - rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Why not? They are on the highways which is what gets fucked.
    
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14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
organicmaps.app

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- EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It’s recommended to use CoMaps as that is the more-ethical successor to Organic Maps. (If you’re not aware, there was a problem with Organic Maps being very…non-transparent should I say, and people got fed up with it and forked the project with the intent of establishing a successor app but that was more dedicated to transparency in decision-making.
  
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  - forestbeasts@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh goodness. I thought Organic Maps was itself supposed to be the more-ethical fork of maps.me or something… what are they even doing!
    
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  - 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    ok, i was not aware, thank you for the info
    
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- ivn@tarte.nuage-libre.fr ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  And CoMaps is its fork.
  
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governorkeagan_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
There’s this project, which I believe just needs to be integrated into the map of your choice (OsmAnd has support already if I’m not mistaken).

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- Zurgo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I think you’re missing a link?
  
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  - governorkeagan_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh, I thought I pasted it. Thanks! Edited the post with the link.
    
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furtiveParalysis@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
As it should be, I’ll reference the openTraffic effort wich I think is stale since about 10years. There definitely is a need for this infrastructure as opensource map users grow along the years. github.com/opentraffic

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mortalic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I believe Murena Maps is working on implementing traffic data. I don’t love their turn by turn, but if they do get traffic data, I’ll use it.

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MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
As of now, Waze can’t be beat. Even better than Maps.

You can give verbal reports by phone or Android Auto/Car Play. Can give more variety of reports, eg: potholes, blocked lane, road kill. And it gives a very accurate countdown timer for how long you’re stuck in traffic. Waze is the superior app… IMHO.

Last Sunday, we drove behind 2 snow plows in New Hampshire. Waze actually gave us a countdown timer for how long we’d be in traffic. It literally worked and knew where the snow plows were exiting the highway.

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timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Is magic earth Foss? Im not entirely sure but they at least do traffic.

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- wasabi@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Not foss and traffic is now paywalled
  
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