MazonnaCara89 to Technology · 1 year agoMeta, Microsoft, Amazon and TomTom have launched their open map datasetwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down14cross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldmicrosoft@lemdro.idmeta@lemdro.idapple@lemmy.linkmicrosoft@lemmy.linknews_tech@lemmy.link
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minus-squareMazonnaCara89OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYes but other services provides you only the maps that’s not the case on osm.
minus-squarewhat_is_a_name@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoNot if you’re using them commercially as an API. I have used various Google Maps APIs on a number of projects. It’s all databases.
minus-squareMazonnaCara89OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThat API doesn’t let you do everything tho, only a number of operations like embed Google Maps on their websites or apps, perform geocoding operations, get directions, and more. It doesn’t give you direct access to the database!
Yes but other services provides you only the maps that’s not the case on osm.
Not if you’re using them commercially as an API. I have used various Google Maps APIs on a number of projects. It’s all databases.
That API doesn’t let you do everything tho, only a number of operations like embed Google Maps on their websites or apps, perform geocoding operations, get directions, and more.
It doesn’t give you direct access to the database!