[PLUG] FYG: Alternatives to Google Maps

Richard Owlett rowlett at cloud85.net
Sat May 2 03:44:57 UTC 2015


Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> I've used "classic" google maps until it went away.  The
> new version is optimized for small screens and small minds,
> but randomly crashes firefox and X on my big screen laptop.
> I will upgrade distros soon, and that might fix it, but it
> might be a small-screen small-programmer-brain problem.
>
> So - suggestions for alternatives?  I was quite adept at
> using classic, especially the ability to scroll out to
> full-planet-map-view with one mouse-stroke.  Perhaps that
> does not matter to the globally unaware, but I sometimes
> use street view in London or Hong Kong ( "...  where was
> that place we went ...") and the new maps requires many
> more mouseclicks and many netflix-delays to use.
>
> Keith
>

"Open Street Map" https://www.openstreetmap.org/ ?





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