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WOW, my costs are going to go from about $320 per month to $3,750 per month. Time to find a different solution! GULP!
You could take a look at TallyGo. They have a navigation SDK with reasonable pricing. (Disclaimer: I work there)
I wonder if the perception would be different if Google Maps were a standalone startup developing a world class mapping product. Where the common manta would be along the lines of double your pricing.
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Mapbox offers maps, geocoding, and directions, with solid coverage in Australia. https://www.mapbox.com/geocoding/ Happy to answer any questions. Disclaimer: I work at Mapbox.
How long does it take for an edit to propagate from OSM to Mapbox's tiles? Average/worst case. I know this is a tough problem, so I don't envy you. :-)
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The new documentation is really confusing to me. "All Google Cloud Platform services require a credit card and billing account... If you choose not to add a billing account..." So is it not actually required? Or is maps not considered a "Google Cloud Platform service"? I have no idea what's going on with the pricing page. What's the difference between "embed" and "embed advanced" maps? (other than 1.4¢ per load). I'm…
It's a shame that a product that probably took 7- or 8-figure dollars worth of development effort, didn't have some beta testers do a once-over on the documentation.
Billing models have become a new competitive frontier and lead funnel strategy in Saas. All but the most cursory usage has become "Enterprise" and begets a sales call.
If you're on mobile, I'll save you some time. There is no way to locate the pricing page. And yes, the navigation menu is completely empty. I was able to get on a desktop and find the pricing page. Here's a link: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/sheet/
Mapbox has an excellent alternative map platform based largely but not entirely on OpenStreetMap data. Mapbox GL JS in particular is a joy to work with and extend. https://www.mapbox.com/ It's not free, but it's very easy to use and the pricing is roughly 1/10th of Google's when you get past the free tier: https://www.mapbox.com/pricing/ Mapzen used to be an alternative but sadly they shut down. However many of their…
I was a Mapzen customer, their pricing model was great, very sorry to see it go.
If you're on mobile, I'll save you some time. There is no way to locate the pricing page. And yes, the navigation menu is completely empty. I was able to get on a desktop and find the pricing page. Here's a link: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/sheet/
From memory, in Safari, tap share, then scroll across to desktop view. I don't have an iDevice with me at moment, but it should work.
If you're on mobile, I'll save you some time. There is no way to locate the pricing page. And yes, the navigation menu is completely empty. I was able to get on a desktop and find the pricing page. Here's a link: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/sheet/
iOS11 added a "Desktop view" mode but I am not sure the feature is well known (Android has had the feature forever, so by mobile, you mean iOS I think). From memory, in Safari, tap share, then scroll across to desktop view. I don't have an iDevice with me at moment, but it should work.
Does anyone know why Amazon doesn't have a maps offering on AWS? I've heard their internal logistics GIS services are pretty advanced and it surprises me they don't have a GIS category on AWS to the point I'm convinced there must some very specific reason they've chosen not to implement. Companies like MapBox and Carto seem to be doing well, Microsoft and Google have map services, demand seems to exist. Additionally…
Supply is expensive, and running a 'maps offering' is more of a data-collection and data-maintenance challenge than a logistical challenge. Of course AWS probably will offer such a service eventually, simply to complete their Gotta Catch Them All product strategy, but for now they've seemed to focus on things where their value is in software and infrastructure, not in having a 500 person staff of people with the back…
From some basic OSM v Google tests, OSM coverage was much lower for things like place names or speed limits.
As you say, the infrastructure requirements for this seem massive, though perhaps getting better as GIS info become easier to gather.