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Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by seshagiric on Friday December 13, 2019 @12:17PM (#21783417)
Since the Google Maps price hike, there are a number of such projects that have got affected. However I am curious why no one seems to be considering Bing Maps (from Microsoft) at all??

Bing Maps actually has a pretty decent free usage quota that should fit most such projects (either free or low cost).

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Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by nxc18 on Friday December 13, 2019 @01:37PM (#21784127)
Not even Azure uses Bing Maps. Instead of using their own existing mapping platform, Microsoft created Azure Maps, complete with a totally independent data store, rendering, etc.

Doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

I miss the Bing maps that was innovating and delivering regularly, but I haven't taken them seriously since 2016 at least; this is coming from a former Bing fanboy.

edit - links:

* Azure Maps: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/azure-maps/

* Bing Maps: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/choose-your-bing-maps-a...

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Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by throwawayGMaps on Friday December 13, 2019 @07:33PM (#21786957)
From their copyrights, it looks like

- Azure uses TomTom

- Bing uses HERE (formerly Navteq/Nokia)

Did Microsoft buy all of Nokia? Or just their phone business?

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Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by nxc18 on Friday December 13, 2019 @08:20PM (#21787141)
Microsoft only bought parts. HERE has been its own thing for a while now.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/15/here-and-microsoft-extend-...

Related - Uber hired/bought many of the engineers and assets involved in Bing Maps' data: https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-acquires-part-of-bing...

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