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Magic Earth: Privacy friendly maps with turn-by-turn navigation, OpenStreetMap, Crowd-Sourced Traffic, 3D maps, Satellite maps, Offline maps and Transit. (www.magicearth.com)

submitted 1 year ago by spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] p0ppe@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So what’s the catch? Not sure if the answer in the FAQ really answers the question why it’s free. “Magic Earth is free for all our end-users but we also have a paid Magic Earth SDK for business partners. For instance Selectric.de (a supplier for navigation solutions for ambulances and fire trucks), Smarter AI (developing ADAS systems) or Absolute Cycling (using the platform on bicycles).”

[–] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

I assume the user data like traffic and OSM contributions adds value to their paid SDK.

[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Don’t know but guessing, they are using open street maps so they can’t charge for it. Not sure as I have not looked into the licensing of it but assuming something like that.