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

Rihards rihards at nakts.net
Thu Oct 31 08:35:00 UTC 2019


On 31.10.19 08:59, Rihards wrote:
> 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.

Nope, slippy maps still use platform native, non-OSM maps.

>>        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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