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> I wonder how we'll be navigating 50 years from now. Hopefully using OpenStreetMap :D To think you can download a 48.1 GB PBF-compressed file [1] and get a m
by jakecopp 7y ago
> I wonder how we'll be navigating 50 years from now.
Hopefully using OpenStreetMap :D
To think you can download a 48.1 GB PBF-compressed file [1] and get a map of just about every trail and built structure that exists* for free and store it on an SD card the size of a fingernail - it just blows my mind.
* There is better coverage in Western countries unfortunately
[1]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm
- leggomylibro 7y agoYes, OpenStreetMaps is an excellent resource. But again, at least in the United States, a lot of that information is actually sourced from the USGS which puts a lot of effort into providing accurate geographic information for free. You've been able to get "USGS quad sheets", PDFs, and database files with that information for quite some time. Maybe that sort of extensive government support has something to do with the better coverage in some Western nations...and in practice, OSM doesn't provide a fundamentally different experience from other mapping/navigation devices/apps.