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> You can choose between maps and map styles provided by Esri and by HERE Technologies, I wonder why not use the HERE or Esri APIs directly? Is this just a ma

by guruz 6y ago

> You can choose between maps and map styles provided by Esri and by HERE Technologies, I wonder why not use the HERE or Esri APIs directly? Is this just a marketing gimmick so Amazon can complete their offering? https://developer.here.com/ https://developer.here.com/

one2know 6y ago
Because then Amazon can't track all your users. Imagine a delivery company uses Amazon's API for its in-truck apps or route planning. Amazon drinks your data, it drinks it up.
- shivaas 6y ago
  Do you have a source for this assertion? I assuming the privacy policy or terms of use would have this spelled out fairly clearly.
  - speedgoose 6y ago
    It's well known that companies respect their privacy policy and terms of use.
  - one2know 6y ago
    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/wsj-amazon-uses-data-from-third-party-sellers-to-develop-its-own-products.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/wsj-amazon-uses-data-from-th... Don't know why people are downvoting. This is SOP at Amazon. You want to blame me for Amazon's reputation? You want to blame cnbc? What the fuck, fuckers.
vineyardmike 6y ago
If you're a big business and already have a contract to pay for AWS it can be easier than getting approval to enter a business relationship with a new company
amanzi 6y ago
I've used HERE maps for a couple of small projects (using leaflet.js plus HERE map tiles) and it works really well. The HERE developer experience is pretty sweet actually.
- bigiain 6y ago
  HERE's big "trick" is their accurate gradient data. If you're driving big heavy trucks around, and want to take advantage of routing around steep hills to save in fuel costs, HERE are your best choice by far. (Or at least, they were 4-5 years back, anyway...) They also have some interesting indoor location/mapping stuff I've read about but not used in anger, which seems to be quite promising too. The ability to map and locate phones in multi story buildings including getting each floor right with individual floorplans is not a trivial thing to get right. Their docs, at least, make it seem like they know how to solve that for you.

by guruz 6y ago

one2know 6y ago

Because then Amazon can't track all your users. Imagine a delivery company uses Amazon's API for its in-truck apps or route planning. Amazon drinks your data, it drinks it up.

shivaas 6y ago
Do you have a source for this assertion? I assuming the privacy policy or terms of use would have this spelled out fairly clearly.
- speedgoose 6y ago
  It's well known that companies respect their privacy policy and terms of use.
- one2know 6y ago
  https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/wsj-amazon-uses-data-from-third-party-sellers-to-develop-its-own-products.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/wsj-amazon-uses-data-from-th... Don't know why people are downvoting. This is SOP at Amazon. You want to blame me for Amazon's reputation? You want to blame cnbc? What the fuck, fuckers.

vineyardmike 6y ago

If you're a big business and already have a contract to pay for AWS it can be easier than getting approval to enter a business relationship with a new company

amanzi 6y ago

I've used HERE maps for a couple of small projects (using leaflet.js plus HERE map tiles) and it works really well. The HERE developer experience is pretty sweet actually.

bigiain 6y ago
HERE's big "trick" is their accurate gradient data. If you're driving big heavy trucks around, and want to take advantage of routing around steep hills to save in fuel costs, HERE are your best choice by far. (Or at least, they were 4-5 years back, anyway...) They also have some interesting indoor location/mapping stuff I've read about but not used in anger, which seems to be quite promising too. The ability to map and locate phones in multi story buildings including getting each floor right with individual floorplans is not a trivial thing to get right. Their docs, at least, make it seem like they know how to solve that for you.