Where I live, Google Maps is the only mapping option.

Is there anyway to download the route as .ics to add to Proton Calendar?

  • digger@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    A couple of quick questions that might get you a functional answer:

    • Do you need a specific route saved (such as routing around an area) or just the end location?
    • Are you sharing the calendar event with a different account?
    • Are you on Android or iOS?
    • What part of the world are you in?
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    1 year ago

    To the best of my understanding a “.ics” file only contains event data such as time, date, title, description, location, reminders, etc. Your mapping software is responsible for getting you a route not the .ics file. If you wanted to use OSM for sure, convert the address to GPS coordinates with something like https://gps-coordinates.net and use those as the location in the calendar event.

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      1 year ago

      That conversion isn’t accurate at all, at least in the cities I have been. I used to trust OSM a lot, but it led me to wrong places a few times. I use Organic Maps, which is based on OSM, for general navigation, but I have to rely on Google Maps for finding precise locations. I use web interface only, for google maps, but OSM can be a pain in the butt, especially if others are dependent on me navigating them.

      • taladar@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Odd, to me wherever I have been Google Maps is vast areas of uniformly coloured nothing only whereas OSM has details of every house, every footpath,…

        • merde alors@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          maybe because some of us are living around those places.

          If osm information around you isn’t accurate enough, you can always easily complete it for you and everybody else: streetcomplete