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As someone who's only every used Google Maps, can anyone suggest a solid alternative? Geocoding and directions would be the minimum I'd need - with solid data in Australia.
https://www.mapbox.com/geocoding/
Happy to answer any questions.
Disclaimer: I work at Mapbox.
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Previously, there were 25000 daily free map loads, now 28000 monthly? I have 10K loads daily...
Are all those loads needed? In other words, how often do people interact with them? (Figuring how often they look at them is even more effort.) This kind of changes usually are made to discourage inefficient use of the API, which could be delayed until specific events happen: scrolling, mouseover, timer, etc. I'm not saying that's necessarily your case.
Wonder if lots of people will jump to OpenStreetMap without realizing their open tile servers aren't a free-for-all? https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/tiles/
One thing I like about AWS is that all services have a pricing section. I am interested in the routing service ( https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/routes/ ) but there is only a contact sales button, no public pricing info available.
Wonder if lots of people will jump to OpenStreetMap without realizing their open tile servers aren't a free-for-all? https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/tiles/
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It would be nice if this leads to more interest in alternatives (OSM based systems including maplet). Previously, when google made the initial shift in this direction a few years ago, it seemed like there was a brief period when more people were considering alternatives, but since most people were able to continue using the free tier this tapered off pretty quickly.
> OSM based systems including maplet You mean leaflet.js?
> If you are currently using an API key, please read the email we sent you on May 1st, which provides a high-level estimate of whether your future bill will change. Did anyone actually get this mail? I am using a key and even got a receipt yesterday but did not get this mail about pricing changes (user from Germany). Edit: Wow. I am currently using Places Radarsearch for a side project which currently has a (generous…
I find it very interesting that Google Maps has 1 billion Monthly Active Users compared to Facebook’s 2+ billion. Where is this huge difference coming from?