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Dave Royal, 2024-08-06 09:22:

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> Magic Earth: "Get real-time traffic info, updated every minute"
>  How - even if you have mobile data? I know some countries (NL?)
>  have open data sources for traffic data.

Yes, of course they must query some kind of traffic service for the
current location and this needs mobile data enabled.

> Are speed limits remotely up to date on OSM? In England they
>  change frequently.

I don't know - I do not drive with a car very ofen. Most of the time I
commute by bike and for that purpuse OamAnd is totally fine, especially
in combination with BRouter and custom profiles - complete fast offline
navigation and much better routes than many online services.

> I have OsmAnd (on an iPhone) for walking. For driving I use Google
>  Maps. 

With Google Maps I already had some serious issues for car navigation
when you do not only take major roads and highways. OsmAnd was much
better for that.

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