klokantech
Re:Why Use OpenStreetMap Instead of Google Maps?
on Sunday July 15, 2018 @03:31AM (#17534190)
MapTiler Cloud is also an alternative based on OSM data. It is free for personal use and prices for businesses are fair: https://www.maptiler.com/cloud/ We also offer many advanced services like hosting own data, easy map customization tool, support for 55 languages with an autodetection and much more!
Re:How Mapbox Is Winning Over Developers to Challenge Google's Mapping...
on Friday May 11, 2018 @12:44PM (#17048800)
The team behind OpenMapTiles started to work on global satellite tiles too.
See https://openmaptiles.com/satellite/. Next step is merging in very detailed aerial photos for US and EU - often with 1m or 25cm/pixel resolution.
It is going to be available for both self-hosting and as part of the hosting platform https://tilehosting.com/
Re:How Mapbox Is Winning Over Developers to Challenge Google's Mapping...
on Friday May 11, 2018 @12:27PM (#17048640)
Carto uses geocoding and routing services from Mapbox - but their vector and raster map tiles are powered by OpenMapTiles. See: https://blog.klokantech.com/2018/05/openmaptiles-gives-you-f...