We’ve all already talked about switching away from google/apple maps to something like openstreetmaps, mapy, tomtom amigo, etc. But all of these services use openstreetmaps (UK non-profit) as a source and they still miss a lot of local data even for bigger cities!
If you have some spare time, think about adding a bit of data to the map with your local knowledge. There’s a lot of business data missing that is on google maps like websites, phone numbers and opening hours but also stuff like parking lots and whether they’re publicly accessible and free or not. Adding these makes the competition of ALL services using OSM as a source better.
I also use the mobile app https://streetcomplete.app/ and https://every-door.app/ to add data while on my walks, these make my walks more engaging and I actually take longer ones + see new places because of it. Streetcomplete also has a focus on important and easy to collect data with their default filters, and you can choose what you want to contribute.
If you really want to get into the thick of it and contribute more than just simple data you can always check out https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_to_contribute and see in which of the many ways you can contribute!
It’s really good. One can just walk around and it prompts to complete information around. One can even do simple editing like add objects with the “things” layer like lamp posts benches and so on.
Just don’t be surprised it asks things OSM already has. It is coded to periodically prompt users for check ups, if the information is still valid.
Also incase of new/missing roads one can record a GPX track and upload it with note for editors reference or for oneself to map on computer later on.
Plus earning badges and medals is light fun.
Where I live quite a bit of the data is outdated. It’s great to have the “is this still here?” prompt