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BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Thanks for this, I’m going to try this out on my way home. My main use for Gmaps is to determine the quickest way to and from work during peak hour, so keen to see how Magic Earth’s traffic data compares.

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KISSmyOS@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

the quickest way to and from work during peak hour

Everyone is using Google for that, so on average, traffic on all alternative routes will level out quickly and it doesn’t matter which one you choose.

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- batshit@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  This assumes everyone has the same destination, which is rarely the case
  
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  - Ironfist@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    not really, not everybody has the same destination, but a lot of people need to go in the same direction at a given moment (thats why you are stuck in traffic in this situation).
    
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