I always forget pressing "reply all" instead of "reply" on mailing lists. Here is my mail to Robert and the list. Thanks again!
Gernot. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gernot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [Tilesathome] Using OSM on the iPhone To: "Robert (Jamie) Munro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Gernot wrote: > | Hi! > | > | I'm currently developing an Application that shows nearby points of > | interest on the iPhone. To show where they are, I use a OpenStreetMap > | static map, served from tah.openstreetmap.org/mapOf/ > | > | It worked reliably during the past month, but In the last few days the > | service stopped working, as is discussed in other threads. However I > | rely on the maps having the specified size and being accurately > | centered around the provided location, as well as the service being > | available. > | > | Is it a good idea to use your static map in this kind of context? > > Sounds like a terrible idea to me. That service is not designed to have > high loads or be used in an automated manner. Use the tiles directly. Hm, that's a pity. Because downloading several of the big tiles for making the image on the device is not really an option due to bandwidth issues... > > | I really want to support this project and promote OSM by using it in > | this project, which I hope will be quite visible. > | > | I am also looking into having a tile-based pan- and zoomable map in > | the future. For that I would need rather small tile sizes, like Google > | or MS do for mobile apps. Does OSM have small tile sizes that I could > | use? > > Take a look at: http://cloudmade.com/products/mobile-tiles ... But I think that tip could solve my issue. Thanks a lot, I still wonder how I could have overlooked this company. Cheers, Gernot. _______________________________________________ Tilesathome mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tilesathome
