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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Journal (Ireland): Lidl store on Fair City set delisted from Google Maps after woman tried to shop there. “The soap, which is filmed on the RTÉ campus in Donnybrook, recently partnered with the supermarket chain to open a replica of the store in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown. The collaboration is part of a three-year product placement deal, with the Lidl replacing the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/30/the-journal-ireland-lidl-store-on-fair-city-set-delisted-from-google-maps-after-woman-tried-to-shop-there/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/30/the-journal-ireland-lidl-store-on-fair-city-set-delisted-from-google-maps-after-woman-tried-to-shop-there/</a></p>
Tobias Zeumer<p>Meine liebsten OpenStreetMap-Angebote</p><p>* <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Mapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mapy</span></a> - fast wie Google Maps (mit Kommentare, Routen, Umgebung) <a href="https://mapy.com/de/zakladni?source=osm&amp;id=11945282&amp;x=9.9698595&amp;y=53.4611790&amp;z=19" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mapy.com/de/zakladni?source=os</span><span class="invisible">m&amp;id=11945282&amp;x=9.9698595&amp;y=53.4611790&amp;z=19</span></a></p><p>* <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/uMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uMap</span></a> - eigene interaktive Karten: super <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">umap.openstreetmap.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>* <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/F4map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>F4map</span></a> - 3D is teinfach cool <a href="https://demo.f4map.com/#lat=53.5411920&amp;lon=9.9856098&amp;zoom=18" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">demo.f4map.com/#lat=53.5411920</span><span class="invisible">&amp;lon=9.9856098&amp;zoom=18</span></a></p><p>* <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/MapComplete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MapComplete</span></a> (POIs) <a href="https://mapcomplete.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapcomplete.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>* POI-Karte (Filter links!) <a href="https://www.flosm.org/de/POI-Karte.html?lat=53.4624300&amp;lon=9.97572439&amp;r=1352.9117" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flosm.org/de/POI-Karte.html?la</span><span class="invisible">t=53.4624300&amp;lon=9.97572439&amp;r=1352.9117</span></a> </p><p>* <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Wanderer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wanderer</span></a> (Spazieren) <a href="https://trails.magdeburg.jetzt/map?lat=53.550341&amp;lon=10.000654&amp;tl_lat=53.796000230890115&amp;tl_lon=10.604031966978994&amp;br_lat=53.28209555774936&amp;br_lon=9.413455372160684" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trails.magdeburg.jetzt/map?lat</span><span class="invisible">=53.550341&amp;lon=10.000654&amp;tl_lat=53.796000230890115&amp;tl_lon=10.604031966978994&amp;br_lat=53.28209555774936&amp;br_lon=9.413455372160684</span></a></p><p>* <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/OpenRailwayMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRailwayMap</span></a> <a href="https://www.openrailwaymap.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">openrailwaymap.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/OSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSM</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> -Alternativen</p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a></p><p>'The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but Google Maps navigated her through a route beneath the bridge - leading to Dhruvatara Jetty. ... Minutes later, the woman drove into the water.'</p><p><a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/google-maps-misleads-car-into-ditch-in-navi-mumbai-driver-rescued-8954048" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ndtv.com/india-news/google-map</span><span class="invisible">s-misleads-car-into-ditch-in-navi-mumbai-driver-rescued-8954048</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>NDTV: Misled By Google Maps, Car Falls Into Ditch Near Mumbai, Driver Rescued. “The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but Google Maps navigated her through a route beneath the bridge – leading to Dhruvatara Jetty. Unaware, she continued to follow the directions. Minutes later, the woman drove into the water.” She was rescued.</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/27/ndtv-misled-by-google-maps-car-falls-into-ditch-near-mumbai-driver-rescued/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/27/ndtv-misled-by-google-maps-car-falls-into-ditch-near-mumbai-driver-rescued/</a></p>
flo<p><span>Falls ihr mal eine rein text-basierte Navigation benötigt - keine Werbung, kein Tracking, kein JavaScript benötigt. <br><br>Funktioniert - für euch getestet ;) <br><br>"Text-Based Google Directions<br><br>A minimalistic directions service aimed at users of feature phones/dumb phones, terminal-based browsers, low-bandwidth connections, screen readers etc. Best suited for public transport directions. No JavaScript requirements." <br><br></span><a href="https://gdir.telae.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">gdir.telae.net/</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Navigation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Navigation</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/GoogleMaps" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoogleMaps</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/GoogleDirections" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoogleDirections</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/TextBased" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TextBased</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/SmallWeb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallWeb</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>India Today: Google Maps error leads car into stream in Kerala, elderly couple rescued . “An elderly couple in Kottayam, Kerala had a narrow escape after their car fell into a stream, allegedly due to incorrect directions provided by Google Maps. The accident occurred around 11 am on Wednesday when 62-year-old Josy Joseph and his 58-year-old wife Sheeba were en route to Josy’s friend’s […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/india-today-google-maps-error-leads-car-into-stream-in-kerala-elderly-couple-rescued/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/india-today-google-maps-error-leads-car-into-stream-in-kerala-elderly-couple-rescued/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>PC Magazine: Google Maps Is Going to Be Less Social Starting in September. “For the last five years, you’ve been able to follow individual contributors on Google Maps to see their recommendations on where to go, helping you discover hidden gems from people you trust. Now, Google is killing the feature.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/pc-magazine-google-maps-is-going-to-be-less-social-starting-in-september/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/pc-magazine-google-maps-is-going-to-be-less-social-starting-in-september/</a></p>
Kelvin n0mql EN35ld<p>A Thing That AI Could Actually Help With </p><p>Most of the “AI” and LLM things that dominate the zeitgeist lately are not designed to help people, contrary to the hype. They are designed to make filthy rich people richer, at any cost to society. So the lies about what they can actually do, told to the ignorant, are of malicious intent. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/AppleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/DrivingDirections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrivingDirections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/Navigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Navigation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/Siri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Siri</span></a></p><p><a href="https://n0mql.com/a-thing-that-ai-could-actually-help-with/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">n0mql.com/a-thing-that-ai-coul</span><span class="invisible">d-actually-help-with/</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> </p><p>'The soap... recently partnered with the supermarket chain to open a replica of the store in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown.</p><p>The collaboration is part of a 3-year product placement deal, with the Lidl replacing the old Spar shop on the set. </p><p>Despite it not being a real store, the Fair City Lidl was somehow listed on Google Maps.</p><p>This led to a woman trying to access the supermarket on Monday evening to pick up a few bits. '</p><p><a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/lidl-store-fair-city-set-google-maps-6770424-Jul2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejournal.ie/lidl-store-fair-</span><span class="invisible">city-set-google-maps-6770424-Jul2025/</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> </p><p>"Commuters in Hyderabad increasingly rely on Google Maps for navigation amid heavy rains, but the app’s failure to detect waterlogged roads and delayed updates is contributing to severe congestion on key alternate routes like Srinagar Colony and Sagar Highway."</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/maps-becomes-unintentionally-misdirecting-cops-1893093" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">deccanchronicle.com/southern-s</span><span class="invisible">tates/telangana/maps-becomes-unintentionally-misdirecting-cops-1893093</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Deccan Chronicle: Maps Becomes Unintentionally Misdirecting: Cops . “Commuters in Hyderabad increasingly rely on Google Maps for navigation amid heavy rains, but the app’s failure to detect waterlogged roads and delayed updates is contributing to severe congestion on key alternate routes like Srinagar Colony and Sagar Highway.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/maps-becomes-unintentionally-misdirecting-cops-deccan-chronicle/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/maps-becomes-unintentionally-misdirecting-cops-deccan-chronicle/</a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GenTollis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GenTollis</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://birdbutt.com/@colinstu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>colinstu</span></a></span> in fact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JustEatTakeaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JustEatTakeaway</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GrubHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrubHub</span></a> replaced <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> with a self-hosted copy of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> costs and the lack of proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/caching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caching</span></a> which skyrockets traffic useage of their drivers made it more economical to literally do just that.</p>
SWR3<p>Einwohner von niederländischem Badeort tricksen Google Maps aus</p><p>Weil ihr Viertel immer wieder zugeparkt wird, haben ein paar Anwohner von Zandvoort sich gewehrt – mithilfe eine Schwachstelle von Google Maps. Nicht nur die Touristen waren anschließend sauer auf die Anwohner.</p><p><a href="https://www.swr3.de/aktuell/nachrichten/zandvoort-touris-google-maps-anwohner-trick-100.html?at_medium=social&amp;at_campaign=%40swr3%40ard.social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">swr3.de/aktuell/nachrichten/za</span><span class="invisible">ndvoort-touris-google-maps-anwohner-trick-100.html?at_medium=social&amp;at_campaign=%40swr3%40ard.social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ard.social/tags/Niederlande" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niederlande</span></a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Zandvoort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zandvoort</span></a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Urlaub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Urlaub</span></a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a></p>
Katie F<p>This was almost me and my girls in Ontario in 2022 - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> tried putting us on old logging roads to shave off a few miles on our way to fish camp. (it was our first (and last) trip to that particular fish camp). </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/missing-mom-son-notes-california-652d3b80fdfef5903b3848950186da69" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/missing-mom</span><span class="invisible">-son-notes-california-652d3b80fdfef5903b3848950186da69</span></a></p>
heise online English<p>OpenTable: New concierge answers questions about restaurants</p><p>Menu, prices, reviews: hungry people can find the right restaurant thanks to Concierge. Competition for Google and TripAdvisor.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/OpenTable-New-concierge-answers-questions-about-restaurants-10490552.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/en/news/OpenTable-New</span><span class="invisible">-concierge-answers-questions-about-restaurants-10490552.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/K%C3%BCnstlicheIntelligenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KünstlicheIntelligenz</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
heise online<p>OpenTable: Neuer Concierge beantwortet Fragen zu Restaurants</p><p>Menü, Preise, Bewertungen: Hungrige sollen dank Concierge das passende Restaurant finden. Konkurrenz für Google und TripAdvisor.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/OpenTable-Neuer-Concierge-beantwortet-Fragen-zu-Restaurants-10490468.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/OpenTable-Neuer-</span><span class="invisible">Concierge-beantwortet-Fragen-zu-Restaurants-10490468.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/K%C3%BCnstlicheIntelligenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KünstlicheIntelligenz</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Sesivany's blog<p><strong>Navigace pro elektroauto</strong></p><p>Navigace pro elektroauto má svá specifika. Kromě obvyklých parametrů totiž musí do plánování trasy zahrnout také zastávky pro nabíjení. Obvykle se o to stará palubní navigace, která má také přístup k datům z auta, ale zrovna naše auto ji nemá a já obecně s navigacemi dodávanými přímo automobilkou nebyl nikdy moc spokojený. Proto jsem se rozhodl vyzkoušet, jak si populární navigace pro mobil dokážou s elektroautem poradit.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/abrp/" target="_blank">#ABRP</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/amigo/" target="_blank">#AmiGO</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/electromobility/" target="_blank">#electromobility</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/elektroauto/" target="_blank">#elektroauto</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/ev/" target="_blank">#ev</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/googlemaps/" target="_blank">#GoogleMaps</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/herewego/" target="_blank">#HereWeGo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/mapycom/" target="_blank">#Mapycom</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/navigace/" target="_blank">#navigace</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/sygic/" target="_blank">#Sygic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/tomtom/" target="_blank">#TomTom</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/tag/waze/" target="_blank">#Waze</a></p><p><a href="https://blog.eischmann.cz/2025/07/14/navigace-pro-elektroauto/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://blog.eischmann.cz/2025/07/14/navigace-pro-elektroauto/</a><br>(reakce na tento příspěvek se může zobrazit jako komentář pod článkem)</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Google Blog: Find your way to BLACKPINK’s world tour with Google Maps. “Calling all BLINKs heading to this summer’s BLACKPINK WORLD TOUR : Get ready to 🎵shut down🎵your travel worries with Google Maps! We’ve teamed up with JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ and LISA to help you get to the shows.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/14/google-blog-find-your-way-to-blackpinks-world-tour-with-google-maps/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/14/google-blog-find-your-way-to-blackpinks-world-tour-with-google-maps/</a></p>
Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@adrinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>adrinux</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@ccferrie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ccferrie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@d_mathieson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>d_mathieson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>clickhere</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@DublinCommuters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DublinCommuters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@OisinOConnor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OisinOConnor</span></a></span> Google Maps is indeed rubbish for cycling; one reason is that its Street View is only for carbrain roads, and doesn't work, for instance when the cycling path goes across the interchange at the Red Cow on the M50. If it had, I might have seen which was the right exit <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cycling</span></a> <br>If they could send a cyclist along cycle paths wearing a GoPro or other camera, they could have a different colour StreetView prompt</p>
Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ<p>And is that a set of steps I'd have to carry my bike down on the route they're sending me to? <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> doesn't allow me to use Street View on the bicycle path there, so I can't see, but it looks suspiciously like that, which would make the route impossible for me <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@d_mathieson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>d_mathieson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@ccferrie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ccferrie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>clickhere</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@DublinCommuters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DublinCommuters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@OisinOConnor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OisinOConnor</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RedCow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedCow</span></a></p>