Basemap is the way the map started when Waze brought up the map in that area. I heard the other day that the Maine editors just completed editing all of their remaining basemap. The simple answer about the Waze strength is that it IS geared on the community involvement so there are areas that have a very solid base map and others that do not.

Lane guidance only kicks in at intersections, exits, and road forks, it does not persistently tell you what lane to be in. And, of course, if I spot an error and report it to editors, it usually gets fixed in the same day. While there may be some gaps, these are usually way more accurate and helpful than Google Maps. Waze has recently added lane guidance and road shields to navigation directions. Google Maps has a reporting feature but I don't know if many people use it or are even aware of it. Waze's crowdsourced reporting lets users report everything, from traffic jams to speedtraps to road closures to accidents to roadkill. Waze is way more likely to take you through side streets and local roads to get around traffic jams on the highway while Google Maps will usually avoid taking you off the highway. Waze's routing algorithm is way more aggressive than Google Maps. In addition, if you report a map issue to Waze, you will get a human response 100% of the time. In places with a lot of editors, roads are usually very accurate where it can take Maps months or even years to update. But the main selling points are:Ī vast majority of Waze data is community-driven. There are some places where Waze is superior to Google Maps and some places where Google Maps is superior to Waze.

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