Hey this looks cool. I see it's a beta, but some ideas that would be really useful to me and maybe others. MapBox (particularly the desktop version) can create custom stylesheets and do high quality image exports. I like those features if I don't plan to leave the map on the web (e.g. print, email). It would be good also to view the square area covered inside a polygon and be able to edit one once it's placed.
Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
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Re: Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
#42Hey this looks cool. I see it's a beta, but some ideas that would be really useful to me and maybe others. MapBox (particularly the desktop version) can create custom stylesheets and do high quality image exports. I like those features if I don't plan to leave the map on the web (e.g. print, email). It would be good also to view the square area covered inside a polygon and be able to edit one once it's placed.
Hi! Would a PDF export be good for your print / email case?
About square area, do you mean to calculate the area in square kilometres and display it for polygons?
You should be able to edit a polygon once it's placed, just click the "move" icon in the top right corner of the sidebar.
Re: Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
#43More than anything else, can you please add a distance calculator for the track tool? They had this in Google Maps classic but the new one removed it. I used Google Maps to plan the runs for my running team and the inability to estimate the distance is a huge problem. Google Maps has it as two separate tools now. So now I have to draw each leg of a running route twice: once to estimate where the mile is and another t…
They didn't remove it, they promoted it! By adding it to the right-click context menu: http://i.imgur.com/OKkCHQE.png
Of course that doesn't make it the most discoverable feature!
Re: Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
#44Hey this looks cool. I see it's a beta, but some ideas that would be really useful to me and maybe others. MapBox (particularly the desktop version) can create custom stylesheets and do high quality image exports. I like those features if I don't plan to leave the map on the web (e.g. print, email). It would be good also to view the square area covered inside a polygon and be able to edit one once it's placed.
Hi! Would a PDF export be good for your print / email case? About square area, do you mean to calculate the area in square kilometres and display it for polygons? You should be able to edit a polygon once it's placed, just click the "move" icon in the top right corner of the sidebar.
1) Yeah, definitely. I suppose one could screenshot, but having a little more fine-tuning as far as dimensions, image size, etc is far more useful.
2) For sure, much like the border distance.
3) Ah, I didn't see the edit icon. Very cool.
Re: Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think that's the reason, otherwise I would be able to login with the users I tried to register. And I can´t I get "No account matches..."
Sorry, it's a different error, I've just found out, your password should be at least 8 characters in length, is it possible that you are trying a shorter one?
Ok that works, you really need to provide meaningful hints for that, otherwise i'm afraid your signup numbers will be really low.
Re: Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sorry, it's a different error, I've just found out, your password should be at least 8 characters in length, is it possible that you are trying a shorter one?
Ok that works, you really need to provide meaningful hints for that, otherwise i'm afraid your signup numbers will be really low.
I fixed it now. Thanks for your comment showing it!
Re: Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
#47Very interesting and good looking! Only a small comment: using images under Creative Commons licensing is not as simple as grabbing the image and using it as you please. Both your top [1] and bottom [2] images are licensed with the BY clause, meaning you must give appropriate credit. [1] https://www.planet.com/gallery/orange-river/ [2] https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/21604970430
How did you figure that out?
Re: Show HN: MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data
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It would be great if it would keep updating the distance as I drag the track along. Basically my use case is like this: I need to plan a route from starting point and it has to go for X number of miles. To satisfy that requirement I have to figure out which way to turn or which streets to take and how much farther I have to draw the route. Here's an example of such a map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zyGHTR…
Thanks, totally makes sense! I'll try to implement it like this!
If you implement it, you will have one paying customer right here. I would be happy to pay $50/yr to use a service like that.
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#49Is there a way to query OSM tags directly to build maps? For example, I do a bunch of mountain bike trail mapping, and due to judicious tagging I can pretty easily select all the assets I'd like in a map with a series of queries.
Can I select ways using a query and have them become something I wish to call out?
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Thanks, totally makes sense! I'll try to implement it like this!
If you implement it, you will have one paying customer right here. I would be happy to pay $50/yr to use a service like that.
Thanks, we will definitely implement it! If you would like, send me an email so I can tell you once it's ready.