Comment by maxerickson
5 years ago
But it isn't "an algorithm", it's hundreds or thousands of decisions about how to interpret data.
For instance, https://cycle.travel uses different rules to interpret data in different countries, because between differences in mapping practices, differences in infrastructure and differences in laws, you need to do that to have a good experience.
Ok, then it's a complicated algorithm, "lovingly hand-tuned" to give optimal results despite of inconsistencies in the data. I'm beginning to understand what they mean - but "curated" still sounds off to me...
You're free to not use the app because you don't like the marketing.
> But it isn't "an algorithm", it's hundreds or thousands of decisions about how to interpret data.
Map style can be described as an algorithm, but it is a human made one so curation definitely is present.