Google Maps renames “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” even faster than US government

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/google-maps-renames-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-even-faster-than-us-government/

Google rolled out the Lake America change on Saturday, while the official US government maps are still waiting.

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schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 21d (4 replies)

Google Map alternatives:

https://gisgeography.com/google-maps-alternatives/

Note: Waze, though owned by Google, still shows Lake Ontario. Edit: Oops, let me update. Yup, still Lake Ontario.

lurch@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 21d

I'm using OsmAnd, but AFAIK only the first few map downloads for offline use are free. Not sure exactly, because I never hit the limit.

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 21d

Another one that seems good is Magic Earth. It has decent navigation and traffic data, and claims to respect privacy.

pdxfed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 21d

Recommend CoMaps; free and open source and privacy focused. Uses the same OpenStreetMaps data as OSM,.I just like the CoMaps interface more.

QuadratureSurfer@piefed.social · 1 pts · 21d

I didn't see it listed out, but cartes.app has been the best Google Maps alternative that I've found. It has a familiar interface and features that Google Maps users are used to.

It's open source and uses data from OpenStreetMap.

Additionally CoMaps is great for offline maps driving/directions.