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["Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat IT&Internet)" <nd AT syndicat.com>]

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...This is a very nice idea, but why not using OSM / OpenLayers / open 
geodata service standards?

This is a really open and OS alternative to the Google Maps crap and - from 
my view - a consequent (or the only fitting) solution for any open or open 
source project.

You are able to offer i.e. server maps as your own data layer in standardized 
formats / web services to any third party GIS or geo app. OSM offers real GIS 
functionality and real / professional geodata service APIs where Google Maps 
is still very far from (even if you might have some high cost license access 
to them).

See i.e.
http://alpinres.org/portal/huetten/huettenkarte/index_ger.html

as just one small and very beginning example of usage of OSM with OpenLayers 
with live data from an underlying database. There are many other examples out 
in the OSM wikis etc..

With Google Maps you are fully bound to a very few fixed applications, 
commercial APIs and licenses which are changing att to less and less costless 
licensings.

sorry for the noise and just my two cents...


best regards,


Niels.




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Niels Dettenbach
Syndicat IT&Internet
http://www.syndicat.com
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