After having my Google Maps GPS indicate that my drive home every afternoon included a half mile jaunt through a cornfield (it failed to update to include a realignment of our road), I decided that it might be time to try some new mapping applications.
That’s when i discovered Waze, an app that will run on both Android and Apple IOS devices. Unlike Google maps, which require updates from Google satellite photos, Waze brings crowd sourcing to the mix, meaning that users can add things and make changes when they find the Google map incomplete.
That’s why Waze knew that I wasn’t driving through the woods while Google assumed that I was driving some sort of monster truck 4×4.
Waze also lets its community user base upload real time data about traffic jams, traffic stops and detours, all in real time. If a driver using Waze near you files a report, you get a prompt almost immediately.
Amazingly, Waze is free, and the use of ads is really limited. I recommend it highly.
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