Where I live, Google Maps is the only mapping option.
Is there anyway to download the route as .ics to add to Proton Calendar?
Where I live, Google Maps is the only mapping option.
Is there anyway to download the route as .ics to add to Proton Calendar?
9 Comments
shortwavesurfer@monero.town · 14 pts · 2y
To the best of my understanding a ".ics" file only contains event data such as time, date, title, description, location, reminders, etc. Your mapping software is responsible for getting you a route not the .ics file. If you wanted to use OSM for sure, convert the address to GPS coordinates with something like https://gps-coordinates.net and use those as the location in the calendar event.
nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
That conversion isn't accurate at all, at least in the cities I have been. I used to trust OSM a lot, but it led me to wrong places a few times. I use Organic Maps, which is based on OSM, for general navigation, but I have to rely on Google Maps for finding precise locations. I use web interface only, for google maps, but OSM can be a pain in the butt, especially if others are dependent on me navigating them.
taladar@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Odd, to me wherever I have been Google Maps is vast areas of uniformly coloured nothing only whereas OSM has details of every house, every footpath,...
merde@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
maybe because some of us are living around those places.
If osm information around you isn't accurate enough, you can always easily complete it for you and everybody else: streetcomplete
lemann@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 2y
This is the case for me too. OSM has so much more detail compared to Google Maps, it's my go to for actual navigation
Google maps I just use for public transport, and local business discovery.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town · 1 pts · 2y
Odd, i have always found that method to work correctly. If OSM has a POI for the place i use that first, but if nothing else i do it the way i mentioned and have had success with it. Then i add the location to OSM when i go their.
gammarays@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Since Google makes money off of you using Maps, and makes third-party apps pay a fee for using their API, I don't think they have an incentive to let you download navigation data to use it into another company's software
digger@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
A couple of quick questions that might get you a functional answer:
Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
If you tell us where you live (roughly) maybe we can find an alternative that you could not find