On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:12:06 +1000, Ian Sergeant <inas66+...@gmail.com> wrote: > >In my opinion, it was an unfortunate decision taken when >openstreetmap.orgmoved from being the wiki site, to the being our own >map rendering. > >Sure, we need to have a rendered map as part of OSM, but I have a >feeling that if we'd stayed with the wiki front end, we could be >linking to off to the main map, bicycle and car routing maps, free >garmin maps, public transport maps, apps, and showcasing a greater >diversity of all the different OSM uses. > >The problem being when people from outside the project hit the main map >first, is it isn't as capable as other sites, and that can be >discouraging, they bounce off back to google to get their routing >engine. > >To users inside the project, it seems to be equally discouraging when >their feature isn't rendered or supported by *the* main map. >...
Couldn't agree more. If there is no appetite for a gmaps style site then it would be way better to have something similar to openstreetmap.de which I think gives a much better idea of what the project is about. Kevin _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
