Strange thing I noticed yesterday: if I look for $MEGACORP in $CITY in Google Maps, nothing comes up.
Same search in OpenStreetMap finds the $MEGACORP location just fine.
Zooming on Google Maps shows the exact same buildings, except they are not marked, while OpenStreetMap is full of information.
Has Google Maps simplified its data so much it is slowly becoming useless? It feels that way at least.
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2025-03-26 06:24:48
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