Okay thanks. That's surprising - I thought the most updated map would be the one online! I wonder if my phone can hold all those map data, my space is limited, but I'll try.
On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 9:07:58 AM UTC+2, Jack Burke wrote: > > Let me try to explain this in a different way; long-time users (Harry, et. > atl.), feel free to correct me on any of this. > > Erik, yes, you _can_ use the online map features for routing. However, > first please understand that the online map services are separate > organizations from OsmAnd, and might not have recently-updated map data. > Some are known to not update their map data for months, or even years. The > OsmAnd developers cannot make them provide more recent updates; they are > simply different companies, each with their own goals. Why are they still > offered in OsmAnd? Because many users still want the ability, even with > outdated map data. > > Within OsmAnd, the base World Overview Map is exactly that--an *overview* > map of the world. It only provides the most important highways as set in > the OpenStreetMap database. It does not include most local roads and > streets, such as in residential areas where people live. Using 3rd party > data along with tools provided by the OsmAnd developers, you can generate a > complete world road map with complete local road details, but the effort > would take a few weeks, and require dozens of gigabytes of data.. > > In order to get the most capability from OsmAnd, you really do need to > download the offline area maps (nation/country, state, region) where you > live, and want to travel through/to, and use OsmAnd's internal routing > function. You can still use the offline maps with the online routers, and > get a reasonably accurate route to your destination, but the offline maps > are still needed. For myself, I have found that the offline maps and > OsmAnd's internal routing engine usually generate good navigation data, > often comparable to specialized routing applications such as Waze (without > the live traffic information that Waze and Google have access to). Of > course, OsmAnd's route abilities are totally dependent on accurate > information in the OSM map database; I've encountered several situations > where OsmAnd *shouldn't* have routed me a particular way, but the fault was > in OSM, not OsmAnd. And also, in several of those cases, a comparable > route from Google also sent me down bad roads, because their map database > also had poor data. Then there's this recent routing fiasco in the United > States from Google: > https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/06/27/google-maps-detour-drivers-muddy-field-denver-airport/ > > The OsmAnd developers are often tweaking their routing engine, and so > sometimes the route generated by one version of the app may differ slightly > from the one generated by another version, but they are usually similar. > > --jack > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/b7b863ed-a824-44b4-8640-11e79aa77812%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
