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A lot of that information on Google Maps is, at least partially, crowd-sourced. OSM-based apps could do the same thing (indeed, it's already sort of possible by
by Ajedi32 3y ago
A lot of that information on Google Maps is, at least partially, crowd-sourced. OSM-based apps could do the same thing (indeed, it's already sort of possible by just editing OSM directly with a separate app), though they don't have nearly as many users as Google Maps does so it wouldn't be quite as effective.
- pydry 3y agoThey have less data and their process for crowdsourcing is not as good. For instance, I'm pretty sure google maps validates user inputs by email and by phone if that doesn't work. I also have a suspicion they put in random data as a means of motivating users to "fix" it where it's wrong. I've gone to one restaurant gmaps has said is open and it's been closed and had lunch at a restaurant next door it said was closed which was open. Neither one seems to be able to handle stuff like public holiday working hours, odd days off, holidays, etc.