OpenStreetMaps instead of Yandex

pr34ch3r · 2023-05-08T19:06:34+00:00

Hello Andrey, thank you for your great application. It’s really fun to work with it. I would like to know if you can include OpenStreetMap as a map provide...

OpenStreetMaps instead of Yandex

Andrey

pr34ch3r last time I was researching this topic (more more than a year ago), I was not able to find other map provider that would not require regular payments starting from certain amount (including those based on OpenStreetMap). That is not very compatible with one time payment per license, let alone unlimited free version. Yandex does not provide great level of details in many regions, but at least it is free to use. However, I maybe missed something. If you can point me to the right provider with reasonable conditions I would really appreciate it.

pr34ch3r

Which language do you use for Tonfotos?

Andrey

pr34ch3r most of logic is written on JS. It runs on electron framework. So what we are looking for is just a regular web api.

pr34ch3r

Did you take a look at this library: https://leafletjs.com/

Andrey

pr34ch3r yes, I have encountered this one recently, it was used in one of the self-hosted server apps for photo management, but I got impression that this one also requires monthly payments. But to be honest, I did not do thorough research. I will, thank you.

Do you happen to have any experience with it? As I understand this is just a front-end library and still needs backend somewhere. Start page shows using openstreetmap server as one, I did not reasearch if this at all legal, at the first glance it does not look they offer this as service for public, this is for their internal use on their web site. But again, I had no time to research that.

pr34ch3r

I have an app that gets lots of hits a day, and I want to switch from Google/Bing/whatever to Leaflet. Is there a fee for using it?
Leaflet, unlike Google Maps and other all-in-one solutions, is just a JavaScript library. It’s free to use, but doesn’t provide map imagery on its own — you have to choose a tile service to combine with it.

There are plenty of options for a tile service, each with their own terms of use, prices (some of them free), features, limitations, etc. Choice is yours.

What map tiles can I use with Leaflet? Is it limited to OpenStreetMap?
Leaflet is provider-agnostic, meaning you can use any map provider as long as you conform to its terms of use. You can roll your own tiles as well. OpenStreetMap is the most popular data source among different tile providers, but there are providers that use other sources.

Check out this example with over seventy different layers to choose from. Popular commercial options, free up to a particular number of requests, include MapBox, Bing Maps (using a plugin), Esri ArcGIS (official plugin), MapQuest (official plugins) and Here Maps.

Andrey

pr34ch3r yes, this is what I thought exactly. So the question for alternative map provider on reasonable conditions is still open.

pr34ch3r

These are the mapbox prices: https://www.mapbox.com/pricing#tilesets

Andrey

pr34ch3r this one I definitely saw as this is first hit in google on relevant requests. This pricing would mean that I would have to require monthly subscription from users just to pay for maps. Does not sound as great idea.

pr34ch3r

Yeah that is true, I will take a deeper look for a better solution.

g3nsvrv

hi @Andrey idk if im wrong but, why now use this?

https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat={LATITUDE}&mlon={LONGITUDE}&zoom={ZOOM}

Andrey

g3nsvrv Yep, that is the one we have in the roadmap for addition. It has its own restricitons though. They offer free service unless you use it too much, then they can do something about your app. So if all users of Tonfotos is bellow their radar or not - we will have to see. In any case, we will not replace Yandex, we will just add another option, so that will be improvement anyway.

Andrey

Andrey Support for OSM was added in 1.13