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Replace osmdroid with another map library #104

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rleh opened this issue Feb 18, 2016 · 4 comments

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rleh commented Feb 18, 2016

Replace the inactive and bad documented osmdroid with the currently active developed mapsforge.

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Rewrite polyline code #103

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rleh commented May 13, 2016 •

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Edit: _Mapsforge_

Pros:

Active developed project
Vector maps (better quality on high-dpi devices)
Well documented
Support for offline maps (but not for online maps? 👎 )
Vector maps consume less storage space / bandwidth

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rleh commented May 13, 2016

Any cons?

rleh changed the title ~~Replace osmdroid with mapsforge~~ Replace osmdroid with another map library

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rleh commented Jul 24, 2016 •

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Other map libraries:

V™

A vector-tile map library written in Java - running on Android, iOS, Desktop and within the browser

3D Rendering (OpenGL)
Active development
Vector tiles
Offline and online (?)
Styleable
Android, iOS, Desktop and Web/HTML5
Written in Java
Non-commercial / LGPLv3

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rleh commented Jul 24, 2016 •

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Other map libraries:

tangram-es

2D and 3D map renderer using OpenGL ES

3D Rendering (OpenGL ES)
Active development / not yet feature-complete
Vector tiles
Only online (?)
Android, iOS, Unix; Web: tangram
Written in C++
Commercial company; restricted (and proprietary?) tiles server
MIT license

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