As the title states. I really want to like and use open source maps, but it seems that whatever database they are pulling from is pretty bad and incomplete overall. You also have to put the exact name, as it is in the system, otherwise it will not come up.
Just to use a really simple and well known example, after downloading the appropriate maps for this search, if I search for "the liberty bell", the first four results are either roads or businesses near me, then the liberty bell museum in Allentown (which btw is permanently closed), and then the liberty bell center, then the liberty bell center again for some reason, and then finally the actual liberty bell itself. There are also suggestions down the list that no longer exist, such as the liberty bell pavilion. So this is clearly outdated data that is being used.
The suggested searches are also nonsense, only taking the last word into account, i.e suggesting "belles ave", "bellgrove rd", etc, rather than "liberty bell center", which would be the most logical suggestion for that search.
Why is this so bad, and what needs to happen to make it better?
If I zoom in on a map, all the numbers are there. But the search function only suggests roads, despite the number being included in the search field and existing on the map. I'm in a major u.s. metropolitan area
Hm... Try downloading the map of Helsinki, Finland and searching for "Tatti 5" or "Tatti 11". At least to me the app shows different houses.
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(I chose Tatti as the example, because it's the shortest street name I know in Helsinki. And it's a funnily ridiculous name for a street! Boletus. Not "Boletus street", but simply "Boletus". Everything else is Something Street, but this one is just Something. As in, it isn't really a street at all, but a mushroom that you might accidentally mistake for a street!)