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The "MapQuest Open" layer seems better for a comparison to gmaps: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/43.5883/39.7263&layers=Q http://www.openstreetmap.org/#m

• kozhevnikov 13y ago
  For the sake of comparison -- Yandex (Russia's top search engine) http://maps.yandex.com/-/CVfuFU67 http://maps.yandex.com/-/CVfuFU67
  • ZeroGravitas 13y ago
    I notice that they all (Google, OSM, Yandex) have comprehensive coverage of buildings and house numbers (though you might have to zoom to see them). I'm guessing this is open government data that's been imported, as I don't recall seeing them in the UK much.
    • twelvechairs 13y ago
      Uk have a bit of a legacy mess of systems. they use ordinance survey for mapping which is quite detailed for physical features (roads, fences, woods, buildings) but often doesn't provide actual property boundaries. they charge quite a lot (for reasonable reasons in some industries) to access this. the post office hold a separate database (also costly) of real addresses
• fennecfoxen 13y ago
  It's better, but still meh. Example: LOOK, BOYS AND GIRLS! THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING!!! http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/40.74822/-73.98776&layers=Q http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/40.74822/-73.98776&laye... Google: http://goo.gl/maps/jvgJf http://goo.gl/maps/jvgJf