Google Maps vs HERE Routing

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Google Maps vs HERE Routing: What are the differences?

# Introduction

1. **Data Accuracy and Coverage**: Google Maps relies heavily on user-generated content for its accuracy, which can sometimes lead to discrepancies in information, while HERE Routing boasts a more detailed and up-to-date database of mapping information, providing a higher level of precision and coverage.

2. **Offline Capabilities**: Google Maps allows limited offline usage by selecting specific areas for download, whereas HERE Routing provides more extensive offline support by allowing users to download entire regions for navigation without internet connectivity.

3. **Customization and APIs**: Google Maps offers a wide array of customization options but limits access to some advanced features through APIs, whereas HERE Routing provides more flexibility and unrestricted access to APIs for developers to create tailor-made solutions.

4. **Truck Routing**: HERE Routing offers specialized truck routing options, taking into account vehicle dimensions, weight restrictions, and other specific requirements for commercial transport, which Google Maps lacks in its standard navigation services.

5. **Public Transit Navigation**: Google Maps excels in providing public transit information, including schedules, routes, and fares for buses, trains, and other modes of transportation, while HERE Routing focuses primarily on driving directions and lacks comprehensive public transit data.

6. **Integration with Indoor Maps**: Google Maps offers limited support for indoor mapping and navigation within businesses and airports, compared to HERE Routing, which provides detailed indoor maps and seamless integration for a more immersive user experience in complex indoor environments.

In Summary, Google Maps and HERE Routing differ in data accuracy, offline capabilities, customization, truck routing, public transit navigation, and integration with indoor maps for a varied and tailored navigation experience. 
Advice on Google Maps and HERE Routing

From a StackShare Community member: "We're a team of two starting to write a mobile app. The app will heavily rely on maps and this is where my partner and I are not seeing eye-to-eye. I would like to go with an open source solution like OpenStreetMap that is used by Apple & Foursquare. He would like to go with Google Maps since more apps use it and has better support (according to him). Mapbox is also an option but I don’t know much about it."

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I use Mapbox because We need 3D maps and navigation, it has a great plugin for React and React Native which we use. Also the Mapbox Geocoder is great.

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Blair Gemmer
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Google Maps is best because it is practically free (they give you $300 in free credits per month and it's really hard to go over the free tier unless you really mean business) and it's the best!

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I use OpenStreetMap because that has a strong community. It takes some time to catch up with Google Maps, but OpenStreetMap will become great solution.

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Shuuji TAKAHASHI
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I use Google Maps because it has a lot of great features such as Google's rich APIs, geolocation functions, navigation search feature, street map view, auto-generated 3D city map.

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Its open source and we use it.

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Fabio Fraga Machado
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I use OpenStreetMap because i have the control of the environment, using Docker containers or bare-metal servers.

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    Free
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    Address input through maps api
  • 81
    Sharable Directions
  • 47
    Google Earth
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    Unique
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    Custom maps designing
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    Cons of Google Maps
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      Google Attributions and logo
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      Only map allowed alongside google place autocomplete
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      What is Google Maps?

      Create rich applications and stunning visualisations of your data, leveraging the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usability of Google Maps and a modern web platform that scales as you grow.

      What is HERE Routing?

      It is a web service API that offers easy and fast routing for several regions in the world. Easily solve complex challenges for moving fleets, passengers and businesses.

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        What are some alternatives to Google Maps and HERE Routing?
        Mapbox
        We make it possible to pin travel spots on Pinterest, find restaurants on Foursquare, and visualize data on GitHub.
        OpenStreetMap
        OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
        TomTom
        It is the leading independent location technology specialist, shaping mobility with highly accurate maps, navigation, real-time traffic info and services.
        Leaflet
        Leaflet is an open source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. It is developed by Vladimir Agafonkin of MapBox with a team of dedicated contributors. Weighing just about 30 KB of gzipped JS code, it has all the features most developers ever need for online maps.
        OpenLayers
        An opensource javascript library to load, display and render maps from multiple sources on web pages.
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