Great, another alternative to check out
It’s by far my favourite service for hiking maps, can highly recommend! For car navigation it’s definitely behind google, but they’re making progress
I gave it a shot but without public transport navigation it’s pretty useless for me. Also I don’t enjoy being bugged to create an account or pay 19€ for a “premium user badge” just to make that “please give us money” button go away that’s permanently covering part of the map.
You can try HereWeGo Maps if you want live traffic information and public transport. The company behind HereWeGo is dutch
That looks much better, thanks!
Be aware that Mapy is made by Seznam, which is basically the Czech equivalent of Google, including the ads and privacy concerns.
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Data Sources and Their Currency
Data for the Czech Republic are completely created and managed by the cartographic editors of Mapy.com, while the rest of the world comes from OpenStreetMap. The cartographic editors strive to keep the map continuously updated; however, it may happen that the map does not reflect the real condition in the field. Discrepancies/feedback can be reported via feedback.
Just use OSM then what the hell
Regular OSM doesn’t have elevation data as well as many other info that mapy does provide. And the map visualisation is much better than any competitor IMO, especially for hiking maps.
Regular OSM doesn’t have elevation data as well as many other info that mapy does provide.
I’m not blaming you but whose fault is that? Add that shit to OSM! Don’t work for the assholes coasting off of FOSS labour of other people, subvert them!
Mapy is a financial supporter of OSM, which isn’t free to develop btw. So they’re not leeching of FOSS labour, they’re helping to make it possible.
They pay for OSM Data because they’re making profits off of it you mean
No, OSM is free for everyone, doesn’t matter if you make profit off of it or not, so they don’t have to pay for anything. They’re choosing to support OSM to help it improve (which is also in their own benefit).
So Blaze are you saying mapy is good? Because I have my thumb on the buy button ready to support the European movement.
Ir is awesome! But dont buy it. Try it for free and see if you like it first. I’ve been using them for many years (without paying anything) and wouldn’t use anything else. (From the other map apps I tried osm, organic maps, and google.)
Amazing. They are the best app for hiking (Komoot might be nice for planning, but nobody has the paths mapped so well - middle of nowhere, north of Sweden, Georgia, Mauritius, everywhere ti had silly small paths mapped for me).
I hope they can also be an option in the city. I don’t drive, but I need to check their public transport coverage, and accuracy of opening hours ‿
Honestly, most of their data outside of Czechia is just OpenStreetMaps, so you could use many other apps that are actually opensource: OsmAnd, Organic Maps, etc.
The thing for me about mapy is not that they have fantastic database but layout of their maps - it’s one of a few easily readable maps out there and unfortunately, especially for biking/trekking. I’ve tried alternatives but they’re miserable most of the time.
OsmAnd has never let med down. It was my go-to map for hiking, even before the carrot king deckded to fuck up relations with Europe.
You can get the premium app from F-Droid. Just remember to donate to the developers if you like it.
Oh, I didn’t know about it! Thanks!
Is there an OSM based system with live traffic data?
I’m aware of OSMand / Organic Maps and contribute via StreetComplete, but it’s just the live status I need.
Completely understand that would need opt-in tracking and a datacenter somewhere, so, happy to pay towards that upkeep…
Does such a thing exist?
