• schizoidman@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    I just want to have higher information density in google maps. Having to constantly zoom in to see buildings is a pain.

    • bstix@feddit.dk
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      8 months ago

      It’s already an information overload. It would be nice to have more options on what information to show.

      Sometimes I need to see street names and house numbers, sometimes I need to see the name of the burger place, but I don’t ever need to see the name and ratings of each and every hotel and coffee shop in a 10 km radius.

      It also ought to figure this out by itself. It already knows if I’m on foot, driving or using public transport. It already knows if I’m in my local area or traveling on the opposite side of the globe. They also know if I’m using the app for navigation or just browsing the map of distant places compared to my actual location.

      They have so much data but still can’t figure out to show relevant information.

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        8 months ago

        Probably because all information changes I’ve notes in the last few years have nothing to do with improving information access and all to do with monetizing it.

        • aperson@beehaw.org
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          8 months ago

          Google used to make good software that they could monitize with ads. Now they build their apps to sell ads.