I meant to add the link to switch2osm, thanks for that. PS: Message reads fine. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
On 25 July 2019 12:58:58 pm AEST, [email protected] wrote: >We have https://switch2osm.org/ which details how to use OSM in place >of Google maps. In terms of the OP and the incorrect attribution, what >I assume has happened is that after Google's pricing change they just >switched out the image source in their existing map embed for >tiles.osm... resulting in what we see. > >https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/tiles/ is OSMs tile >policy. My general understanding has always been that for small/low >traffic things using tiles.osm is fine, but for anything that will send >significant traffic to the tile CDN is probably better off using a >proper tile service. > >(Apologies if something goes weird with this message, I've never sent >to a mailing list before) >________________________________ >From: "Sebastian S." <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2019 12:31 pm >To: [email protected]; Graeme Fitzpatrick; Kim Oldfield >Cc: OSM-Au >Subject: Re: [talk-au] Map use without attribution > >Hi Gream, >I've been thinking the same back when Google upped their prices. > >This is what I understand and I'm happy to be corrected. > >OSM (and their infrastructure) is not intended to be used as tile >server for (commercial?) Tile consumers. If you search for it OSM has >in the past disabled access to load hungry tile consumers, think apps >etc. > >The idea is that osm provides the data. Tile consumers should either >engage with a 3rd party that provides tiles (e.g. geofabrik or MapQuest >or...) Or set up their own tile renderer. > > >-- >Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > >On 25 July 2019 8:30:27 am AEST, Graeme Fitzpatrick ><[email protected]> wrote: >> >> OT to this particular problem, but still sort of on this subject ... >> >> One of the aircraft tracking sites I use >http://aussieadsb.com/VirtualRadar/desktop.html# has mentioned in this >last week that they have changed their background from Google Maps to >OSM, as, due to much increased use of their site while Ex Talisman >Sabre is on, they had passed their allowed limit for use of Google Maps >(28000 / month) & it was now going to cost them $3000 / month ! >> >> Is there any established "marketing / advertising" link to push OSM >for similar sites / groups? >> >> & yes, they have attributed us correctly! :-) >> >> Thanks >> >> Graeme
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