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I'd be interested to know exactly why Google Maps would be too expensive. Is it the licensing of the maps from Google that costs too much, or the development o
by Zikes 13y ago
I'd be interested to know exactly why Google Maps would be too expensive. Is it the licensing of the maps from Google that costs too much, or the development of new software to use the new map source data?
In the case of the former, I wonder if OpenStreetMap is any better than CAD Maps' existing map source.
- monkmartinez 13y agoI'd be interested to know as well, my current pay grade isn't privileged to that information. When they rolled the system out, we all collectively sighed when we saw the mapping. To be fair, however, our maps must have hydrant information. The county/city GIS people provide the maps we use.... I suspect the crazy layers of bureaucracy and COST! is to blame. Cities are strapped for cash and IT folks are dumping government jobs faster than a downvote on reddit. Truth be told, I don't blame them...
- sgarman 13y agoIs it possible to license full offline copies of Google Maps - that would be a requirement for sure.
- dublinben 13y agoNo, which is why projects like OpenStreetMap are so important!
- rdl 13y agoGoogle Earth Enterprise. http://www.google.com/enterprise/mapsearth/products/earthenterprise.html http://www.google.com/enterprise/mapsearth/products/earthent... This doesn't come with the maps data itself, though.