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[Jeff Taylor <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net>]

OK that is pretty cool... I've been wondering if there were any alternatives to using the google API for this sort of thing.  Now I'll have to figure out how to generate map data using that system...


On 07/07/2012 02:52 AM, Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat IT&Internet) wrote:

...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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