Multi-dimensional comparison between Gaode and Baidu maps! On navigation experience, who is more humanized?

To say that the apps that people must install in their mobile phones now, in addition to the two social payment apps, navigation software is essential. Especially a road idiot like me, I can't tell the difference between east, west, north and south without a navigation APP, and I don't even know where to go. Among the navigation apps, Gaode Map and Baidu Map are welcomed by most users and belong to the navigation software of the first echelon. However, who is better, Gaode map or Baidu map, has always been a controversial issue for many users.

Nowadays, with the rapid development of science and technology, it seems that it is not the paper age of the past. To study whether a navigation software is excellent or not is not simply to see whether its map is very accurate, but to consider from the aspects of positioning accuracy, destination route planning, road authenticity and so on. Today, we will start with these points and see who can bring us a more convenient navigation experience, Gaode Map or Baidu Map.

Before measuring the two navigation apps, I will give you a simple science. At present, there are three ways for navigation software to obtain road conditions: the first way is to call the traffic flow data of traffic control systems around the country; The second type is obtained by analyzing the data uploaded by users when using APP; The third way is to send information to the monitoring center through the GPS of public transportation platforms such as taxis and buses, basically every once in a while, including location information, vehicle speed, driving direction and so on. When the data collection is completed, a dynamic and real-time road information monitoring network can be formed. The actual measurement is to judge the accuracy of navigation software according to the above methods.

In the empty squares and streets, both Gaode map and Baidu map have very good positioning accuracy, which can basically display their positions intuitively. However, in order to better explore whether the positioning accuracy of the two navigation software will be affected in high-rise areas, I chose the residential area of Changxing Street in Guangzhou for this test to see the real-time positioning performance of the two navigation apps.

Walking on the path between buildings, you can see that Baidu maps occasionally "wear" into other people's homes, and the positioning accuracy is relatively general; The whole process of Gaode map has always maintained a relatively accurate positioning, and people as a whole are walking on this road. However, the location name of Baidu map will be more detailed, and some small places will be marked on the map, which is more humanized. Generally speaking, using GPS satellites and big data computing, the positioning accuracy of Gaode map is slightly better than that of Baidu map, but Baidu map is more detailed and intimate than Gaode map in terms of ground location labeling.

Then briefly talk about the functions of the two navigation apps. The first is the shortcut function bar. Both Baidu map and Gaode map provide five functions, but Baidu map is more inclined to traffic types, while Gaode map covers both traffic types and hotel reservations.

Open the layer interface of two navigation apps, and you can find that there is still a difference between Baidu map and Gaode map. The layers of Gaode map include standard map, satellite map and bus map. Baidu map is a 2D plan, a satellite map, a 3D top view (Gaode map can click the location to open the 3D top view) and a panoramic map.

Baidu Map's unique panoramic map is to photograph the local street view, and then you can see the real scene of this place on the map. After the experience, it is convenient for users to go out to the store to find food at ordinary times, or to know their position more intuitively through real-life comparison. The unique bus map of Gaode Map is quite practical to experience. After opening the bus map, you can see the stops of bus lines and subway lines on the map, which is convenient for users who are not familiar with the nearby road conditions to travel daily. It can be said that the unique functions of the two navigation apps are quite practical.

The second test is to test the route planning of two navigation apps. According to different road conditions, see what routes Baidu map and Gaode map will give respectively. In terms of navigation function, both navigation apps support taxi, driving, bus, cycling, plane, train, walking and other types. Needless to say, these two navigation apps can give the fastest bus and subway route according to the user's current location. So I chose the usual walking and driving route planning. The first is walking. From the starting point to Tianhe Bus Terminal, we can see that both Baidu map and Gaode map give the same route. However, it should be noted that Baidu map is located inside the passenger station, while Gaode map is located at the gate of the passenger station. Which one is better to use depends on the individual needs of users.

In addition, on the way to Tianhe Bus Terminal on foot, under the premise that both navigation apps turn on the road event function, the detection ability of Gaode map is better than that of Baidu map. There is a section of sidewalk under construction on this line. Gaode map can well judge that the road ahead is closed due to construction, while Baidu map may not prompt the road ahead to be closed because it did not update the road conditions in time. It can be seen from this point that the frequency of updating big data and obtaining traffic control system information in Gaode map is better than that in Baidu map.

Then there is the most commonly used driving route planning. Individuals start from Xintiandi next to Tianhe Bus Terminal and end at the northeast gate of Jiazheng Square. The route planning schemes given by the two navigation apps are still very different. Baidu map gives three schemes: Yanling Road-Guangzhou Avenue Central, Yanling Road-Tianshou Road, Cencun Bus-Tianhe Road. The map of Gaode gives three schemes: Yanling Road-Tianhe North Road, Yanling Road-Tiyu West Road and Yanling Road-Tianshou Road. Among them, Baidu map is the first to promote Cencun bus-Tianhe Road, which takes 26 minutes, ***9.4 kilometers and passes through 6 traffic lights. Yanling Road-Tiyu West Road was first popularized in the map of Gaode, which took 22 minutes, ***6.7 kilometers, and passed the 17 traffic light.

Both navigation apps have advantages in route planning. If you start right away, the first choice of Gaode map will be smoother and more convenient, but you need to go through more traffic lights. Baidu map is suitable for late departure. Although you need to pay extra for getting on the expressway, the overall traffic is relatively smooth, with fewer traffic lights and a better experience.

Finally, test the ability of two navigation apps to judge road congestion. In order to better show the changes of road conditions, I specially drove from Tianhe Bus Terminal to Jiazheng Square 18. It should be noted that both navigation apps use green, yellow, red and crimson to indicate different degrees of traffic congestion, which is very intuitive and clear.

The route to Jiazheng Square by car is Yanling Road-Tianshou Road. The distance given by Baidu map is 6.4 kilometers, and it takes 34 minutes to pass 10 traffic lights. The distance given by the map of Gaode is 6.6 kilometers, and it takes 28 minutes to pass the 12 traffic light. After practical experience, the data given by Gaode map will be more accurate, because some road sections are under construction and temporary traffic lights are installed, Baidu map has not been updated and detected in time, while Gaode map shows the location of traffic lights. It is not difficult to find that the big data update of Gaode map is quite timely and will not affect the driver's driving experience at all.

Moreover, both Baidu map and Gaode map have humanized designs. When there is a turn or fork, a small window for changing lanes and turning will be displayed at the top of the screen in advance. Although drivers usually look at the screen from the corner when driving, it is also very convenient for drivers' daily driving.

Generally speaking, this time, we can find that the comprehensive performance of Gaode map will be slightly better from three aspects: positioning accuracy, route planning and road congestion. In addition to having more accurate positioning accuracy under the combination of big data and satellites, the route planning of Gaode map will be more humanized, and the optimal driving scheme will be given by comprehensively considering road congestion and driving time. Moreover, Gaode Map will update road events and increase or decrease traffic lights in time according to traffic control system, big data and user feedback. This will help drivers find the changes of road events in time while driving.