[Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk] Attribution guideline status update

Rihards rihards at nakts.net
Thu Oct 31 06:20:32 UTC 2019


On 31.10.19 04:15, Jeffrey Friedl via osmf-talk wrote:
>> And the hypocrisy goes on. "Strava launches gorgeous new outdoor maps" https://blog.mapbox.com/strava-launches-gorgeous-new-outdoor-maps-977c74cf37f9
> 
> I'm not sure what you're reporting, but the maps all have "© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap" in the lower-left
> corner.  (Perhaps they were cut off in some of the screenshots in news coverage, but the actual maps in
> the Strava app and on their web site all have this attribution.)  I suppose that they could use a slightly 
> stronger background shadow, to create more contrast when the map behind the attribution is light.
> 
> (On iOS, in activity-specific or segment-specific views, they use Apple Maps, with attribution. I don't know
> what they do on Android.)

>From the blog post: "If you’re already a Strava user, update your app to
see the new features".

This might bring OSM data on mobile devices - although perhaps not for
Japan where Mapbox decided to abandon OSM?

> Sadly, they're not using the newly-designed maps yet on the web site for the big interactive activity-specific
> maps. Whatever old maps they've been using (also via Mapbox) have not gotten OSM updates in almost
> two years. Some areas have extremely stale data. )-:
> 
>       Jeffrey-- 
 Rihards



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