[OSM-talk] Blocked applications at tile server

[Matthias Meißer]

I asked the admins for the same reasons, but became no response. If they 
can provide me some new logs, I would do a visualisation again, to see 
if the apps traffic is still falling.

bye
Matthias

Am 21.11.2011 00:25, schrieb Václav Řehák:
> Hello,
>
> (I don't know if this mailling list is the right one for the
> discussion, so please let me know if there is a more appropriate place
> to do so.)
>
> I would like to start a discussion on blocking several (mobile)
> applications on the tile server [1]. I understand the reasons why
> server administrators took this action and agree that it was necessary
> to prevent abusing the servers by a minority of the users. On the
> other hand, it should be noted, that most if not all application
> developers reacted in a desirable way and fixed their apps. Shouldn't
> we reconsider the blocking then?
>
> The reason I'm writting is because I am using one of blocked apps,
> Locus [2]. The author of Locus reacted by disabling download from OSM
> tile servers, reducing the limit on online browsing, adding vector
> maps support with some precompiled maps linked from his web and by
> starting the process to build his own tile server [3]. Isn't this
> enough to ublock the app?
>
> I use Locus for mapping because I don't know any other as powerful
> Android application. For normal map browsing I use offline tiles
> downloaded from my own tile server and sometimes the vector map
> (outdated copy though). But when I go for a mapping trip I need to see
> as recent data as possible on the highest zoom available to decide
> e.g. which of the tracks there is not yet mapped, whether a particular
> POI is already mapped, etc. You get my point...
>
> Is there anything that can be done to unblock fixed applications?
> And if there is no will to change the situation, can you recommend me
> another Android app for displaying OSM tiles and track recording?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Vaclav
>
> [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Blocked_applications
> [2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Locus
> [3] http://forum.asamm.cz/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1166#p6870
>
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