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Alternatives to google maps?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:06 pm
I have used the classic version of google maps almost daily in my job for years. Now that Google is completing their objective of forcing a much shittier version of their maps site on everyone, I'm looking for a new site to use. Is there anything else out there besides mapquest? I would be using it for directions, locating airports, hotels, restaurants, etc.
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Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:09 pm to Open Your Eyes
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I would be using it for directions, locating airports, hotels, restaurants, etc.
What i have found that is really good at doing this is Google Maps.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:14 pm to Hester Carries
You can still use the old version for a while longer >> Google Maps (old version)
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:15 pm to Hester Carries
It did, when the site was a fully functional website and not a mobile version of the website being forced on desktop users.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:21 pm to Open Your Eyes
Sometimes I use Bing (Microsoft). Occasionally they have more recent aerials which is helpful for my job.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:28 pm to Hester Carries
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What i have found that is really good at doing this is Google Maps.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:29 pm to Open Your Eyes
quote:I guess I don't see what's so much shittier about it.
Now that Google is completing their objective of forcing a much shittier version of their maps site on everyone, I'm looking for a new site to use.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:35 pm to Korkstand
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I guess I don't see what's so much shittier about it.
Neither do I except I still can't use pinch to zoom with my trackpad.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:36 pm to Korkstand
Scout (by Telenav) App for the iPhone is pretty good. A little cluttered but its much better at directions than Apple Maps. I tried Google Maps too and still rather Scout.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:13 pm to Open Your Eyes
can you tell us what you dont like or whats missing in the new version.
they changed some things around and you might not know how to get to it.
they changed some things around and you might not know how to get to it.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:14 pm to jeff5891
this thread is amusing.
doesnt this happen every time google updates maps?
doesnt this happen every time google updates maps?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:15 pm to CAD703X
to the OP, Bing Maps looks a lot like the old version of google maps, but you cant view prices of hotel from travel sites in the list on the left.
it is faster and smoother than GMaps
it is faster and smoother than GMaps
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:19 pm to Open Your Eyes
Download Earth Pro ?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:30 pm to Bmath
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Sometimes I use Bing (Microsoft). Occasionally they have more recent aerials which is helpful for my job.
Where are these areas you speak of? When we use images in my job we always go Google Maps because Bing is usually at least a year behind in images
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:34 pm to CAD703X
quote:This happens every time ANY widely-used software is updated.
this thread is amusing.
doesnt this happen every time google updates maps?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:39 pm to InflateADate
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When we use images in my job we always go Google Maps because Bing is usually at least a year behind in images
You would be surprised..We use geospatial everyday, and Bing sometimes has a higher resolution area than Google
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:47 pm to CAD703X
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this thread is amusing.
doesnt this happen every time any software is updated?
FTFY.
It doesn't matter what the changes are or their impact, any time software is updated enough for the user to notice, they initially dislike it. It's not what they're used to and require them to learn about it again, and that automatically means it's bad.
EDIT: I didn't see that Korkstand said the same exact thing two posts up until after.
This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 4/29/15 at 2:09 pm to Hester Carries
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What i have found that is really good at doing this is Google Maps.
Yeah, but can you recommend a shittier, perhaps non-free alternative
Posted on 4/29/15 at 2:36 pm to Open Your Eyes
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It did, when the site was a fully functional website and not a mobile version of the website being forced on desktop users.
What? This is silly. Sure, it took me ~2.5 seconds to find where to click to show traffic, but that was about it... And hasn't this version been out there for a while now?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 2:41 pm to Dijkstra
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Dijkstra
You a network guy?
You have to be with a name like that, right?
This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 2:42 pm
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