Moved beyond Google Maps yet? 🗺️

Our deep-dive review of the desi app that's making waves: #MapMyIndia #Mappls.

It has LIVE traffic signal timers 🚦, pothole alerts, and a big focus on privacy.

Spoiler: It's a game-changer for drivers, but...

Read the full #MapplsReview here: https://bestsoln.com/web/mappls-review-is-this-made-in-india-map-app-ready-to-challenge-google-maps

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Mappls Review: Is This ‘Made in India’ Map App Ready to Challenge Google Maps?

Introduction: A New Direction for Indian Navigation For years, navigating the digital mapping space in India has been synonymous with a single, global giant: Google Maps. It’s a fantastic tool, but the question of data sovereignty and a desire for...

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@bestsoln We should move off #GoogleMaps…but not to #MapMyIndia.

The best map is made by the community and owned by the community - like #OpenStreetMap. The best software is transparent, monopoly-free, and respects the users’ software freedom - i.e. #FreedomRespecting / #libre / #opensource software, such as #CoMaps, #OsmAnd, #OsmAPP, #MapComplete, etc.

Instead of investing in yet another privately-owned platform, we should invest in the aforementioned.

MapMyIndia could have joined the hundreds of other companies who have built their maps atop #OSM data, allowing them to benefit from the collective investment and helping improve OSM for the rest of the world.