> > Well options 2 and 4 are absolutely not feasible, assuming you are > talking about using the osm.org map query API. The OSM API is for > editing the map only, not for clients to query for use in some 3rd > party service. Of course some small non-editing related calls get > through but if you start querying a lot of data you will get blocked > pretty quickly. For non edit related querying there are other services > like jxapi or overpass. But even then, this does not sound like the > best idea. >
Yeah, I was considering using an XAPI interface, but honestly I didn't realize that was the only way allowable... I was just leaning that way because of the larger area coverage allowed on a request. But yeah I agree neither of these ideas are ideal. > The specific example you linked to does seem very odd. It does look > like the MapQuest Open routing service behaves correctly thought: > http://mapq.st/1067Po9 > Good find. I had skipped over mapquest open earlier for some reason, and you're right it does work on that one. However I found some other route attempts that would not work on mapquest but WOULD work on YOURS. How confusing. See image here if you're curious. http://i.imgur.com/Rv0UNpa.jpg Both attempts in that image work on BRouter, but it doesn't have a public API, and it is really weird about starting the route far ahead of (or behind) the actual point you give it (though at least still on the same path). > Looking on a couple of other routing services, the OSRM demo is set > for cars only so it won't even try to go on the highway=path. No clue > where the cloudmade router's head is. It will obviously use > highway=path but for some reason it is refusing to transition to it > right there. I can't figure out why either. > Thanks for your input anyway. I have the mapquest one working in my app already... was very easy to set up. Just doesn't work for half the routes I want it to. Considering having my application make both a mapquest open AND a YOURS request, and then internally judge which one is better and present that to the user.
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