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I wonder how many users you need in a given metro area to get resonable accuracy? Probably not that many, but seems like a tricky problem to boot strap. Is the
by filleokus 3y ago
I wonder how many users you need in a given metro area to get resonable accuracy? Probably not that many, but seems like a tricky problem to boot strap.
Is the point to be an non-google alternative to Google Maps on Android? (On iOS as well of course, but there I guess you have almost no option but to trust Apple, and can use Apple Maps).
Little bit weird that the App Store listing says they are not collecting any data when they have this crowd sourcing of data?
Is this the same General Magic as the one publishing the app? https://www.generalmagic.io https://www.generalmagic.io
EDIT: Probably not the same: This seems to be the company behind it https://www.magiclane.com/web/about/ https://www.magiclane.com/web/about/ if you sleuth round a bit. Then the pricing model of free makes more sense at least.
EDIT2: Or maybe not at all, the street addresses don't match up. Enough playing internet detective for this coffee break, back to work.
- NGRhodes 3y agoYou are right, on the about page: >Team > >We are a team of 46 – young yet experienced. The founders of Magic Lane also build the very first route planner which ran on the Mac and PC in the 1990, formerly known as Route 66. Route 66 was also the first to release navigation solutions for Nokia, Samsung and HTC mobile phones. With over 30 years of experience in the Maps, Location & Navigation industry, the founders decided a few years ago to rebuild the entire software from scratch. The aim was to do this without compromise, with privacy and three other basic principles in mind: the platform must operate on minimal hardware, be fully functional offline, and be easy to integrate. The development project was carried out under the name General Magic, with the navigation app Magic Earth as a testing ground for Android and iOS