[dchest]

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world it cannot even get the shape of land and country borders right. Here's an example on the border of Montenegro and Albania: https://imgur.com/a/B3aVJYH

[littlestymaar]

Google Maps is better[1] but none of them come even remotely close of Open Street Maps[2]

[1]: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.858832,19.3550722,13.71z

[2]: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/728419973#map=13/41.8835/...

[eliaspro]

Geofabrik provides MapCompare for this...

The differences between OSM and the rest are staggering!

https://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/#14/41.8650/19.3868&num=4&mt0=...

[zimpenfish]

Currently showing a "this page cannot load Google Maps correctly". I guess they ran out of free views? (But also underscoring quite effectively the other people saying "I won't build on Google Maps")

[mattlondon]

I think that error appears if you are not providing an API key, or using the "wrong" key (e.g. one copy-pasted from a tutorial)

[dchest]

OpenStreetMap is indeed awesome in this area. I wonder why Apple can't just import their fresh data for a few years already.

[avereveard]

Bah, these map both cannot escape being politicised. One shows Monte Bianco summit in France, the other at the border.

[littlestymaar]

Maps are political objects by definition: they represents borders which are nothing but political concepts.

[avereveard]

not really in this case, it's important to know which state's emergency service to call depending on which side of the real border you are.

[littlestymaar]

Given that both country consider the area to be their, I guess you could call the one you want.

[mtmail]

You can report data issues at https://github.com/osmlab/appledata/issues/149 (Montenegro) https://github.com/osmlab/appledata/issues/148 (Albania)

[dchest]

Is this for Apple's data collaboration with OpenStreetMaps? I don't get it — both countries seem have very good coverage in OSM, but not in Apple Maps.

[GeekyBear]

>it cannot even get the shape of land and country borders right

Neither can Google.

>From Pakistan, Kashmir appears disputed while from India, it appears as a part of India, the Post report said, adding that "Google Maps changes disputed borders based on what country you search from".

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-maps-redraws-d...

[webmobdev]

It's because the laws of many countries dictate that any map available to their citizens cannot deviate from the official map that highlights the boundaries with other foreign countries. Google Maps (as well as any other private or public company) can be banned if it doesn't comply.

[AlbertCory]

Correct. And having been IN Google Maps for a while, I can tell you that they have staff devoted 100% to keeping track of these political disputes.

[dchest]

As far as I know, there are no border disputes related to the area I posted about.