[OSM-talk] FAQs from help.osm.org

[Nic Roets]

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 2:43 AM, Lambertus <osm at na1400.info> wrote:
>> On 06-05-11 02:09, Grant Slater wrote:
>>>
>>> And routing on osm.org?
>>>
>>> / Grant
>>>
>>>
>> Would be awesome and is already possible for a while. See:
>> http://nroets.dev.openstreetmap.org/demo/ (select the 'routing' layer).
>
> This one seems much faster, though with fewer options.
> http://routingdemo.geofabrik.de/

Richard,

I'm not sure when you last tried it. I now have a server that keeps
the complete planet in RAM, making it considerably faster. In fact,
someone who recently compared the two said it was faster than the
geofabrik demo. The reason for this may be due to differences in
Javascript, network latencies, density of the map where the test is
being performed etc.

> Perhaps the UI and options of the first can be improved with the speed
> and routing engine of the second?
>

There are two more things to consider: Update frequency and support
for a variety of tags.

> ... evaluate ... the resources / server it will require.  Then acquire the hardware.

AFAIK, whenever this topic was discussed by the sysadmins, it did not
end in any real conclusion. (A number of other websites found that
it's better to "Just do it")

I really want to avoid the delays that another round of discussion and
eventual hardware purchases will bring. So I'm willing to pay for
hosting on Amazon during a trial period. That will give us the ability
to scale infinitely. It will also give us time to find the most
appropriate hardware and raise the necessary donations.

So the only remaining issue is for the sysadmins to apply, test and
deploy the patch they received.

Regards,
Nic