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And their maps are far superior to Google if you are looking for a map experience. I.e. you want to see a map, understand it, use it. With Google you get a grey

by rplnt 7y ago

And their maps are far superior to Google if you are looking for a map experience. I.e. you want to see a map, understand it, use it. With Google you get a grey blob of nothing where you can see a plotted route and reviews for your destination. It's useful, but very different.

chewz 7y ago
Indeed. Topographic maps with route planning for cross-country skiing, road biking or mountain biking. (in addition to usual car navigation). Offline capabilities, weather conditions along the route, on-line cameras etc. https://www.windy.com/maps?map https://www.windy.com/maps?map
Doctor_Fegg 7y ago
Meanwhile, Windy's maps use OpenStreetMap data, but don't give OSM the required attribution. That's against OSM's licence and seriously not cool.
- RivieraKid 7y ago
  They will fix it: https://community.windy.com/topic/3353/map-correction/15 https://community.windy.com/topic/3353/map-correction/15
  - gapo 7y ago
    They have not fixed it for almost 3 years - except for a really really tiny attribution only in web that too almost invisible. I challenge you to find it. This is seriously not cool.
    - Tepix 7y ago
      > I challenge you to find it. Trivial - it's in the bottom right corner. It's easy to find if you're looking for it. The text is very small and has a bit less contrast than the one on Google Maps.
    - RivieraKid 7y ago
      They've fixed it in the web, mobile will be fixed in the new release according to the linked comment. Maybe threaten to sue them if this is a priority for you.
      - sm4rk0 7y ago
        They did not fix it by putting only "© OpenStreetMap". From https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/en https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/en > How to credit OpenStreetMap > We require that you use the credit “© OpenStreetMap contributors”.
- plantain 7y ago
  They also steal the lightning data too... https://community.windy.com/topic/6865/lightning-tracker/3 https://community.windy.com/topic/6865/lightning-tracker/3

by rplnt 7y ago

chewz 7y ago

Indeed. Topographic maps with route planning for cross-country skiing, road biking or mountain biking. (in addition to usual car navigation). Offline capabilities, weather conditions along the route, on-line cameras etc. https://www.windy.com/maps?map https://www.windy.com/maps?map

Doctor_Fegg 7y ago

Meanwhile, Windy's maps use OpenStreetMap data, but don't give OSM the required attribution. That's against OSM's licence and seriously not cool.

RivieraKid 7y ago
They will fix it: https://community.windy.com/topic/3353/map-correction/15 https://community.windy.com/topic/3353/map-correction/15
- gapo 7y ago
  They have not fixed it for almost 3 years - except for a really really tiny attribution only in web that too almost invisible. I challenge you to find it. This is seriously not cool.
  - Tepix 7y ago
    > I challenge you to find it. Trivial - it's in the bottom right corner. It's easy to find if you're looking for it. The text is very small and has a bit less contrast than the one on Google Maps.
  - RivieraKid 7y ago
    They've fixed it in the web, mobile will be fixed in the new release according to the linked comment. Maybe threaten to sue them if this is a priority for you.
    - sm4rk0 7y ago
      They did not fix it by putting only "© OpenStreetMap". From https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/en https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/en > How to credit OpenStreetMap > We require that you use the credit “© OpenStreetMap contributors”.
plantain 7y ago
They also steal the lightning data too... https://community.windy.com/topic/6865/lightning-tracker/3 https://community.windy.com/topic/6865/lightning-tracker/3