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Re: [udig-devel] Open Street Map in uDig
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With Yahoo, Google, et, al, each individual person/company must have a
license/key issued by Yahoo, Google, et, al. Thus, in order to comply
with their respective license terms/API, one should simply make a
'Google/Yahoo/etc' feature in uDig so that it is ready to be used, but
only after the individual user has entered their personal/company key/
license.
This would then make the option available to anyone who wishes to use
it, whilst not causing uDig to violate Yahoo, Google, et, al,
licensing terms and conditions.
Myself, along with others, have discussed implementing Google maps
into uDig, but the argument of licensing always is brought up, some
citing it would be in violation. However, I have often thought that
if the functionality was built into uDig, allowing users to connect to
Google(et, al) maps, but ONLY if they enter a valid license key, that
uDig would not be in violation of Google's(et, al) licensing terms and
conditions. Each individual person/company who wishes to obtain a
license key from Google in order to use the feature, would of course
need to obtain said license key from Google(et, al) themselves to
activate the feature.
Many of us have Google license keys(both for localhost/127.0.0.1, and
for our actual domain names), which we use for our website mash-ups.
In much the same way, I would suggest this same functionality be built
into uDig, so that a user can enter their localhost/127.0.0.1 license
key, thus having the ability to include Google maps(et, al) into their
layer mix on their local computer. In much the same was as uDig
currently handles the 'Help' pages(localhost), it would do the same
for Google(et, al) maps. But this is beyond my own understanding of
such things technical.
In the case where a user wishes to distribute a version of uDig,
wherein Google(et, al) maps work out of the box, then of course they
would need to obtain licensing from Google(et, al) in order to do so.
Otherwise, individual users who wish to have google(et, al) maps
layers in their layer mix, should simply apply for a Google(et, al)
localhost/127.0.0.1 license key, wherein they enter it into their own
copy of uDig, and voila! Google(et, al) maps layer!
Does this sound viable?
Over and above having Google/Yahoo/etc. map layer(s)(sat, street, and
topo) in your layer mix, I think it would also be useful if the user
had the option to lock and unlock foreground layers to the respective
Google/yahoo/etc. background layer. This would allow the user the
ability to zoom in and out of the Google/Yahoo/etc. background layers,
whilst not zooming any of their own foreground layers(no matter if
it's a shapefile, remote dB, WFS, or whatever). What's the point?
Well, this would allow users the ability to align their foreground
layers, along with making any adjustments, to match the Google/Yahoo/
etc. background layers. The benefit is not realize by those in the US
or UK, as Google/Yahoo/etc. maps are pretty accurate, but in places
like Mexico, Google maps tend to be off by 1-5 meters in 2 directions
in some cases. Thus, if I have a map I wish to overlay atop a Google/
Yahoo/etc. map in a Openlayers mash-up, it would provide an easy way
to make my maps align with Google's maps, so that roads, buildings,
etc are imposed in correct alignment(nothing worse then having a road
overlaid that is 3 meters off, resting atop a properties/buildings or
the like.
Eric Jarvies
On Dec 23, 2008, at 4:55 PM, Harry Bullen wrote:
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Jody Garnett
<jody.garnett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes. Make a preference page that the used can fill in some king of
yahoo I'd
and you are good to go. Yahoo also offers decent search for looking
up WMS
etc.
I know the iphone keyboard is small and everything but I can't figure
out what your're saying here:)
Sent from my iPhone
On 24/12/2008, at 7:57 AM, "Harry Bullen" <hbullen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is it okay to use yahoo sat and street?
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Eric Jarvies <ej@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
wonderful! nice going. now yahoo sat and street!! :)
On Dec 23, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Harry Bullen wrote:
I have recently created a map graphic that loads open street
map. It
works pretty well and caches it's images.
Unfortunately open street map still has lots of issues with
readability. Anyways here are some screen shots of it.
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Harry William Bullen IV
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