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> Do people really use OSM for POI data on any meaningful scale? I've tried but IME this is where OSM isn't great and I find myself using google maps. I hope i
by flukus 6y ago
> Do people really use OSM for POI data on any meaningful scale?
I've tried but IME this is where OSM isn't great and I find myself using google maps. I hope it improves but I wonder if this is the sort of thing that goes to the core of what sort of product it is. OSM is fantastic at maps, if I want to navigate around my immediate area that's what I'll use. Google maps is a fantastic location database, if I'm trying to find something I'll use it but the maps suck.
- maxerickson 6y agoIt's a chicken-egg thing. If OpenStreetMap was a useful location database, there would be plenty enough people interested in keeping it up to date (businesses would do so, visitors to businesses would do so, etc). But in many areas at the moment, there's barely any locations, so it is hard to use.