One shows only a few shops, often the ones that pay the most, the other shows the true number of different places in the area.
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I don't like that google selectively chooses to show certain businesses over others.
But at the same time the lower screenshot is just pure information overload, it has way too much going on for a casual map to use while walking around and that sort of thing.
i mean thats what search is for, right?
Sort of, OSM doesn't really have much to search for. For example if I search "gluten free lunch" google will search the reviews and menus, and is pretty decent at showing me options. OSM would not be able to return anything most likely.
Have a look at https://mapcomplete.org/glutenfree
Looks neat, but most of the time just sits on 'loading data' and when I can get it to load, doesn't show anything for like 100 mile radius around me lol
@MangoPenguin @pietervdvn You're exactly the kind of person who can make a difference by adding this data!
I've found it a lot easier to map for my own dietary needs/preferences.
Just try to open up mapcomplete next time when you're in a restaurant and answer a few questions, it's really worth it!
@ame @MangoPenguin @pietervdvn
StreetComplete does have a couple of quests for this that default to disabled so you can turn them on if you're interested.
For my area it wouldn't really be possible, there's maybe 1 place that regularly has gluten free stuff, but the rest need real-time data pulled from their facebook or something because it changes daily/weekly what they offer.
Then, please, add this single place :)
You might make the difference for someone else