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Nutiteq offline maps SDK for iOS and Android

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36 pointsjaakl13 comments

Seems like no attribution is given to OpenStreetMap? That's not nice.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#3a._I_would_lik...

Well, the start pages states "Vector maps from OpenStreetMap" 3 times. Technically it is up to app developer to add proper attribution, as our SDK can be used with other sources also. OSM is provided just for convenience. But point taken, I'll add reminder about attribution requirements to the developer guides also.

The developer portal at https://developer.nutiteq.com mentions OpenStreetMap, but the start and product pages doesn't. No link either. Perhaps you provide more sources, I haven't looked into the product very carefully. Your support told me OSM is used as map data source, didn't mention any other source. My understanding of the OSM license agreement is that you have to make it more explicit. But I'm no lawyer.

"Our requested attribution is "© OpenStreetMap contributors". You must also make it clear that the data is available under the Open Database Licence. This can be achieved by providing a "License" or "Terms" link which links to www.openstreetmap.org/copyright or www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl."

Regardless whether required or not I think it'd be cool of you to mention it more explicitly since you're creating a business around it.

Sure, I'm daily OpenStreetMapper myself. The other map options can be added in project basis, as the geodata from any other sources tends to be extremely expensive for average end-user app developers. Of course it has to be attributed properly in each app.

Still, you should mention it (prominently, hopefully) on your homepage.

I don't think it'd hurt your business, quite the opposite. For some people, knowing it's OSM-based may be a feature.

Would be interesting to see this available for the web platform as well.

This has been asked quite a lot, but HTML5/WebGL approach would require another complete rewrite. One of our key advantages: showing maps without network would not really work there, but this could be resolved with a storage-enabled wrapper like Cordova. We have even thought about making native plugin for Cordova, then existing code (with fast performance etc) would work.

How old IOS and Android versions are supported?

Android since API 9 (2.3) and iOS 7. Would you need more? iOS 6 can be added quite easily.

Great job on the 2.3, I know the android community turns their nose up that 5% or so (last time i checked)

How is this better than Google maps, which is also available on both platforms?

TL;DR: is for more demanding app requirements. For end-user apps: offline maps support. Google Maps has it as app (and not everywhere), we provide SDK where it works globally. For more demanding needs you can add 3D objects to map, use it for HUD navigation (Google terms prohibit it), use completely own/custom base map etc. See https://www.nutiteq.com/nutiteq-sdk/comparison/ for more more differences and similarities

Great thanks. You may want to include a diff of the gmaps features on the site, for clairity

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