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Google Maps renames “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” even faster than US government
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technocrit lemmy.dbzer0.com technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-02-19
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Link: 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 schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-16
#2 · Quote Reply

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.
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floofloof lemmy.ca floofloof@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-16
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schipelblorp wrote:
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.

Another one that seems good is Magic Earth. It has decent navigation and traffic data, and claims to respect privacy.
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pdxfed lemmy.world pdxfed@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-08
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schipelblorp wrote:
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.

Recommend CoMaps; free and open source and privacy focused. Uses the same OpenStreetMaps data as OSM,.I just like the CoMaps interface more.
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QuadratureSurfer piefed.social QuadratureSurfer@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-05-13
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schipelblorp wrote:
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.

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.
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lurch (he/him) sh.itjust.works lurch@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-10-04
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schipelblorp wrote:
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.

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.
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