I did have a random thought the other about how people would cope if Google/apple maps went down, I know a lot of people who just follow the instructions and pay zero attention to the route and wouldnt be able to do it again from memory, so more independant options wouldn’t be a bad thing.
techbear72 on
Also, the app was £1.5M not £4M; the extra £2.5M is money set aside for future expansion and development etc. which is likely a good thing as it’ll need to be maintained long term if it’s to remain useful.
thepotofpine on
Ok but why is our government spending money on this? We have open street maps and a host of competitors already to Google Maps. Google Maps just wins out because 9/10 they operate better and the UX is better (inb all the people in the comments say that one time a competitor app was better)
MrEff1618 on
If only the UK had a national mapping agency that could have provided such a product…
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I did have a random thought the other about how people would cope if Google/apple maps went down, I know a lot of people who just follow the instructions and pay zero attention to the route and wouldnt be able to do it again from memory, so more independant options wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Also, the app was £1.5M not £4M; the extra £2.5M is money set aside for future expansion and development etc. which is likely a good thing as it’ll need to be maintained long term if it’s to remain useful.
Ok but why is our government spending money on this? We have open street maps and a host of competitors already to Google Maps. Google Maps just wins out because 9/10 they operate better and the UX is better (inb all the people in the comments say that one time a competitor app was better)
If only the UK had a national mapping agency that could have provided such a product…
[Oh wait, they do.](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/)