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

Rihards rihards at nakts.net
Thu Oct 31 06:59:20 UTC 2019


On 31.10.19 08:42, Jeffrey Friedl wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, Strava has always used OSM data via Mapbox,
> and as such, Strava has no relationship with OSM.  Mapbox is the one
> using OSM data, and to the best of my knowledge, Mapbox
> always attributes properly.  In the Strava app, old maps or new maps...
> the attribution is there.
> 
> So what problem, _exactly_, are you reporting Rihards?

To clarify, I'm not the thread starter and I'm not reporting any problem
- just commented on the map data, used in the mobile applications.

>        Jeffrey
> 
> On Thursday, October 31, 2019, 3:20:35 PM GMT+9, Rihards
> <rihards at nakts.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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-- 
 Rihards



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