On 2013-07-09 09:20, Simon Poole wrote:
Am 09.07.2013 09:13, schrieb Paul Norman:

I believe both clickable POIs and routing are on the to-do list but have suffered from a lack of people/time although keep in mind clickable POIs
means different things to different people.

Yes, I pointed that out in my comment to the OPs blog post. The
expectations still need to be managed though, the way both features are
implemented in their current incarnations is clearly geared towards
contributors, not the general public.

The problem with OSM is that with Google, Google maps is the go-to site to get everything: map, routing, information. With OSM it is not. And while it is perfectly clear that OSM has limited resources and will probably never be able to offer all services from one portal, it is the biggest downside we have at the moment.
I go to openstreetmap.org to see the map and/or search for places
I go to osrm.at to get car routing
I go to fietsrouteplanner-zuid.nl for bicycle routing in my neighborhood
I go to maps.cloudmade.com for general bicycle or walking routing
I go to opengastromap.de to get proper restaurant information (unfortunately Germany only)

It just is less userfriendly than having it all on one site.

Maarten


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