On 2018-07-10 12:30 PM, Mark Goodge wrote:
I think it's a positive. One of the biggest issues with large-scale use of OSM is that OSM's own tile server isn't suited for high-volume use, but most of the alternative tile servers are rate-limited and require payment for larger volumes. If ESRI's tile server will, as the blog post suggests, be free to access, then it will be a more useful alternative for users who don't have the resources to host their own tile server.
It's not the same as OpenStreetMap Carto. OpenStreetMap Carto is written in CartoCSS and rendered server-side, what they have uses client-side rendering and lots of ESRI technology.
I think a more granular update schedule is unlikely to be an issue for most users. Even "every few weeks" is going to be a lot better than Bing and Google.
Yes, every few weeks is more than fast enough for most uses. osm.org is different because it's part of the feedback cycle, so minutely updates matter. Quarterly updates are common with many maps.
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