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Why would I directly use it through browser and not third parties? What is their differentiating factor? I am not being facetious, but just being curious. I onl
by iamshs 13y ago
Why would I directly use it through browser and not third parties? What is their differentiating factor? I am not being facetious, but just being curious. I only know 4 square and maybe Apple uses their data.
- freyfogle 13y agoDepends on what your use case is. If you just want maps on a page, third party is the fastest, easiest way to go, no doubt. The key point with OSM though is that if you actually want to build something with a geo aspect that uses the underlying data you can. With Google you can't. That of course doesn't mean it's easy to do, but the possibility is there.
- tommorris 13y agoBecause in a lot of places, OSM has more accurate points-of-interest coverage. I maintain the map for a fair chunk of Soho in London. On Google Maps, I've seen places I know about filled with points of interest that aren't actually there, geo-targetted SEO spam and so on. For various bits of London, if the map says it's there, I either put it there or checked it. I just checked an area of London that I maintain for OSM but on Google Maps: it's a load of shit. Shops and businesses that closed years ago still on the map. Large corporations inside police stations. The Victoria Embankment Gardens marked as being in the River Thames.
- rmc 13y agoBecause you can access the raw map data and do with what you want (more or less). It has open data.