Which is better, Baidu map or Gaode map?

Baidu Map and Gaode Map are the two most common navigation mobile phone applications in our life. Many friends who drive or travel outdoors need these two navigation softwares, so they are still very practical, especially novice drivers. So which is more accurate?

As for why only these two applications are selected for comparison, it is mainly from these two applications.

Download, daily use and discussion of major domestic application markets, as well as product line deployment of two products. I won't tell you because I'm too lazy to download other applications.

What about this reason? For the convenience of some anxious friends, I put my position conclusion in each scene on the title, and you can read it as needed.

It should be noted in advance that due to various map applications in the market,

Different data sources are based on different data levels. I am not a professional on this issue. If I really want to write an article, it's probably enough.

Daily commuting: basic lottery, on-demand selection.

This part mainly introduces the daily commuting scene of 2. 1, mainly from two different dimensions: self-driving and non-self-driving

If you don't drive to work, there are many factors that will affect your willingness to drive to work. But once you decide not to drive to and from work, the means of commuting is nothing more than taking a taxi, taking a bus, riding and walking.

Personally, I think the latter two are not suitable for using maps in the process.

App, after all, if you choose to commute on foot, the destination location should be not far from you, and it is impossible to know the exact location of the destination every day;

So is riding a bike. Generally speaking, you will choose to ride on the premise of mastering your driving skills, routes and road conditions. So we focus on buses and taxis.

Commute by bus

In fact, both of them have fully satisfied what a map and navigation tool should do. Basic information that you can and cannot use, such as the overall information of the route (bus route, time, walking distance, price, number of bus stops, etc.). ).), transfer station, sectional navigation (from the starting point to the station, during the ride, transfer routes between stations, getting off to the destination, etc. ), the display is very good, I don't think there is anything to say.

Public transport planning display of Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right)

As far as daily commuting is concerned, according to my practical experience in Hangzhou, Gaode Map has done a good job in bus code payment jump and real-time bus display. The map of Gaode can also be directly transferred to the bus card.

For a simple example, after I plan the route, I can directly see in the bus navigation part that the route I want to take is several stops away from me. If I miss the current bus, how long will it take me to get to the next bus? This will give users more confidence in the control of commuting time. When the bus comes, I can click on the bus code directly and play Alipay through the map of Gaode.

The API method can easily use Alipay to pay the fare without switching applications.

Of course, although Baidu map has been unable to call Alipay API in actual measurement,

Complete the fare payment or check the real-time bus, but I don't think the lack of these functions is the fatal injury of Baidu map. After all, as I said above, if you go to work every day, you can't make a good route plan before going downstairs. If you need to pay the fare, you can directly open Alipay's boarding code. Maybe your city only supports WeChat payment.

Go to work by taxi

If you choose to take a taxi to work every day, the destination is generally not too far. If you choose to take a taxi to a far place, I can only respect you as a local tyrant. There is a kind of pain called "I'm going to be late, and the lords still won't charge me." In addition to giving me coupons in the traditional sense, the function of taking a taxi deserves more attention. In this case, Gaode has more third-party taxi platforms, but Baidu basically covers most mainstream platforms in the market.

Third-party taxi platform accessed by Gaode Map (left) and Baidu Map (right)

Moreover, as far as the current taxi experience is concerned, the map of Gaode is even better. It has a taxi waiting page with more modes and more concentrated information.

Taxis are waiting for the order pages of Gaode Map (left) and Baidu Map (right).

Again, because the two applications are connected and can receive orders from mainstream platforms, it is basically the same whether you can get on the bus or not in a sense.

Just like in Qingdao during May Day, two applications.

If you change it frequently, you can't buy a car. At this time, no matter how many platforms you access, no matter how good your experience is, you can't solve the most basic and primitive needs.

Driving to and from work, recommended by Baidu. In fact, both applications optimize the navigation of autonomous driving. For example, open an application during office hours.

You can check the commuting road conditions with one button, navigate by lights without entering the navigation mode, and display the path-finding modes of other available schemes in real time. These functions undoubtedly grasp the pain points, thus greatly improving the experience of drivers and classmates.

Pathfinder mode and radar mode of Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right)

The reason why we recommend Baidu map in this scene is not that we really want to use Baidu map navigation (of course, this is understandable, but it is not the original intention of my recommendation), but that Baidu will do better in several details.

One thing is that it may be used in cities with limited control. Both kinds of maps can judge whether it is restricted according to the starting point and the ending point, so that the planning department can avoid the restricted line as much as possible, but Baidu map has a better experience in some complicated situations.

For example, in Hangzhou, the night time limit is 16:30- 18:30. The way to limit time is to draw a circle in the city. Except for some elevated roads and tunnels, vehicles restricted on that day are not allowed to enter.

Suppose I am 18:00.

Going to an appointment after work, the appointment place is in the restricted area, and my company is outside the restricted area. How to plan my departure time for the purpose of more reasonable use of time often bothers me.

Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right) are the end limit lines of route planning.

At this point, when you open the map of Gaode, you will usually be prompted that "the destination is within the restricted range and cannot be avoided. Please arrange your itinerary reasonably "or directly find a route to completely avoid the restricted area. This prompt will last until the end of the restricted time.

The practice of Baidu map is to calculate when you can reach the limit, and then suggest that you go out at the right time instead of waiting without thinking.

Starting with 18336030.

After all, our company is not within the restricted scope, and the company is still a certain distance from the restricted boundary. Isn't a reasonable travel arrangement the most worthy of consideration at this time?

Future time and travel planning functions of Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right)

Another function worth mentioning is the future time of route planning. In fact, it sets a future time to check the travel time. This situation is generally suitable for long-distance self-driving or some trips that are not strict with the arrival time.

Two map applications

Realized the function of this scene. Gaode logged in this function much later than Baidu (even when planning my future trip, I have to open Baidu map, which is not my main purpose). Gord is only based on your starting point.

Display a route and the time you choose at the destination. Baidu will display multiple routes according to this information, just like real-time planning.

Therefore, even if Gaode Map realizes this function, in some cases, I may still choose Baidu Map as a reference for future travel planning.

Indoor navigation: the difference is not obvious. After work, it is inevitable to invite friends to go shopping in the mall after work and on weekends, and then go to eat when they are hungry. At this time, I began to use the indoor navigation function of two maps.

Gaode Map (left) and Baidu Map (right) Interior Planning Exhibition

In this scene, both of them are basically meticulous. Choose different floors of the mall and present a very detailed indoor map. Clicking on the corresponding business will also show the specific location, business hours, evaluation and so on.

Baidu Map also pays close attention to the traffic distribution of different businesses to help users make choices.

It is hard to say that the biggest difference is the degree of support for data sources. For example, Xixi Yintai City, which was newly opened six months ago, has no indoor navigation on Gaode map, but Baidu map has already supported it.

The support of Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right) to the internal planning of Xixi Yintai City.

I'm not going to write.

Long-distance self-driving: Baidu is more humanized and Gaode is more accurate. Just in time for the May Day holiday and missed the high-speed rail. Therefore, Special (Wu) (Nai) issued a one-way 1000 for this document.

Self-taught (painted) evaluation (Cao) kilometers.

Route planning of driving for nearly 10 hour on Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right)

For long-distance self-driving friends, not to mention the planning of high-speed kilometer charging (yes, how to compare it for free on May 1 ST), the most important thing is the prompt of information such as full speed measurement, interval speed measurement, illegal video recording, service area indication and hub indication.

The basic illegal camera skills have two applications.

They are all relatively complete (I can't verify whether the data is complete or not), but for interval speed measurement, Baidu will display the actual average speed of vehicles in the interval, the distance between the speed limit value and the remaining interval speed measurement value. Compared with the real-time speed display of Gaode, I prefer Baidu's design, which is based on the distance between the actual average speed of vehicles in the interval and the speed measurement in the remaining interval.

After all, according to the display mode of Gaode, I don't know the specific speed limit during the period, unless it is a sign and voice prompt of speeding or approaching the starting and ending points. Friends who travel long distances should know that some interval speed measurement can be as long as possible.

100 km.

Expressway speed display interface of Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right)

Baidu map has indeed done a lot of optimization for this type, which makes me feel more humanized.

Baidu map supports navigation to view all service areas.

However, in terms of data accuracy, Gao De did a better job. During the voyage, I will switch between two maps frequently on the premise of ensuring safety. "Haizhou Bay Service Area" has two applications.

There is a difference. Gaode map shows "Haizhou Bay Service Area" and Baidu map shows "Ganma Service Area".

When you arrive at the service area, you will find that the service area is really called "Haizhou Bay Service Area", as shown in the map of Gaode. Looking at the relevant information, it is found that "Ganma Service Area" is on 20 19 4.

In May, it was officially renamed as "Haizhou Bay Service Area". Because the data sources of the two maps are different, Gao De is better at this time-sensitive information.

About 1000 year.

Under the long-distance driving of kilometers, the actual time predicted by Gaode is closer to the actual time than Baidu, and the high-speed congestion encountered during this time is also high and accurate. The accuracy of long-range navigation should affect the habits of many people, so it is recommended to use Gaode map here.

Travel in different places: one-stop tour guide, writing this article coincides with the May Day holiday, and there are crowds of tourists in all major tourist attractions in the country. If you are one of them, I wonder if you have ever used the automatic travel explanation mode in the map.

Both Gaode and Baidu maps are optimized for different places. If you open the map, you will be directly recommended to enter the tourism mode.

In this mode, you can explain, evaluate, watch famous scenic spots and buy tickets. At the same time, you can also search the relevant supporting facilities around the scenic spot, which is very friendly to tourists who go out.

Overview page of Gaode map tourist attractions (left) and Baidu map (right)

The two applications have slightly different interpretations of travel patterns. Gaode's guide mode and tourist map are more like personal tourist maps, so you can use this application directly.

View a full-labeled scenic spot map similar to traditional paper, which is suitable for users who like to control the playback order freely.

There is also BAIdu map ai.

Tour guide mode, which can automatically explain the scenic spots to users according to the tour route sequence generated by the scenic spots, and cooperate with real-time positioning. This function should be more suitable for users who travel with their elders.

Guide mode and AI guide mode of Gaode map (left) and Baidu map (right)

The support of scenic spots nationwide has been basically covered, but for large-scale scenic spots, Gaode map has been carefully adapted. For smaller classics, Baidu map is much more comprehensive.

For Qingdao, the attractions introduced by Gaode map (left) are obviously less than those introduced by Baidu map (right).

Other usage scenarios With the improvement of the quality of in-vehicle hardware, more and more excellent third-party in-vehicle devices have entered the automotive aftermarket, and more and more people have begun to use these smart devices. Even some car brands have pre-installed in-vehicle systems with in-vehicle maps before the vehicles leave the factory.

Gaode map and Baidu map have slightly different development strategies for the vehicle market. Gaode Map has been involved in car maps for a long time, and has launched a car version and a car mirror version suitable for different car equipment, with a mobile App.

It is very convenient to use.

Because of this small ecology, I chose the map of Gaode without hesitation. The night before, I learned about the query and the place to go the next day, and I shared it with the car version with one click. The next day, as soon as the car started, I received the push of this navigation directly, which was very convenient.

Gaode map automobile machine version interface

For Baidu map, focusing on the interconnection between cars and computers earlier, Baidu CarLife was launched only through WiFi, which is actually the existence of Apple CarPlay.

Through hot spots or links between data lines and cars, Baidu maps in mobile phones can be projected onto the screen of cars.

The two methods are different, but both can meet the different needs of users. Of course, in the past two years, Baidu has also begun to produce maps similar to the car version and car mirror version of Gaode. If you are a user of Baidu map, you can also use Baidu map now.

The application pushes location information to the car with one click.

Introduction of Baidu official website CarLife

Street view Street view is definitely the icing on the cake of the map. At this point, Baidu map can basically smash several streets of Gaode map, whether on the App or on the Web.

You can use Baidu map to view the street view.

This is undoubtedly a good "clairvoyance" for people who want to go to strange places. Of course, this function is also a double-edged sword. The impact of the rapid development of the city is that some streets will change greatly in a short time. Street scenes are usually taken by street shooting and street sweeping, so the cost of maintenance and renewal is huge. Not updating for a long time may bring some misleading to users.