Or, in true open source fashion, you can even install a map tile server locally and host your own copy of Open Street Map; This could allow a clever web developer (Or, depending on the server software chosen, even a tech savvy non-developer) to create a custom layout that no other entity can ever take away ;)
As one example: https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/manually-building-a-tile-server-14-04/ I'm working on a project for school that will be using PostGIS and some custom PHP as the server, and the OpenLayers <http://openlayers.org/> javascript library to render the maps client side. I've read that this might not perform as highly as a tiled server, but it should use less bandwidth. Of course, that's the aforementioned Web Developer approach ;) But Many Others Can Be Googled <https://www.google.com/webhp?q=build+your+own+openstreetmap+server> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > Keith Lofstrom wrote: > > I've used "classic" google maps until it went away. The > > new version is optimized for small screens and small minds, > > but randomly crashes firefox and X on my big screen laptop. > > I will upgrade distros soon, and that might fix it, but it > > might be a small-screen small-programmer-brain problem. > > > > So - suggestions for alternatives? I was quite adept at > > using classic, especially the ability to scroll out to > > full-planet-map-view with one mouse-stroke. Perhaps that > > does not matter to the globally unaware, but I sometimes > > use street view in London or Hong Kong ( "... where was > > that place we went ...") and the new maps requires many > > more mouseclicks and many netflix-delays to use. > > > > Keith > > > > "Open Street Map" https://www.openstreetmap.org/ ? > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
