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Re:Farewell, Google Maps by kevincennis on Friday July 20, 2018 @10:09AM (#17575092)
Mapbox also offers geocoding and navigation, which are quite a bit more difficult than just setting up a server that can host OSM tiles. Obviously, if all you need are maps, that's fine. But if you need maps with search, which I suspect most people do, rolling your own is tougher (though projects like pelias are pretty good).
Re:Farewell, Google Maps by linsomniac on Friday July 20, 2018 @11:01AM (#17575527)
I set up a pelias system a while ago but it never got any traction. We have another geocoder already set up using Experian QAS data, I think we've had that set up for a decade or more, so that isn't one of our concerns. Good point though.