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by widerporst 2000 days ago
>- 10x better in map data and aesthetics (https://en.mapy.cz/turisticka?x=13.8929744&y=50.0331743&z=14... vs https://www.google.com/maps/@50.0297578,13.8901237,13z) I just don't understand why Google Maps has merged the colors of forests, pastures and farmland. In your example, everything is just green.

I've seen arguments about removing unnecessary information and decluttering the map. But very often forests, for example, have very distinctive shapes, which helps immensely to intuitively recognize locations with a quick glance.