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Pros of Google Maps
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Pros of OpenStreetMap
Pros of Google Maps
- Free250
- Address input through maps api135
- Sharable Directions81
- Google Earth46
- Unique45
- Custom maps designing3
Pros of Mapbox
- Best mapping service outside of Google Maps26
- OpenStreetMap21
- Beautifully vectorable15
- Fluid user experience11
- React/ RNative integration7
- Extensible7
- 3D Layers5
- Low Level API4
- Great customer support3
- Affordable3
- Custom themes3
- High data volume rendering2
Pros of OpenStreetMap
- Simple19
- Free15
- Open-Source8
- Open-Data6
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Cons of Google Maps
Cons of Mapbox
Cons of OpenStreetMap
Cons of Google Maps
- Google Attributions and logo3
- Only map allowed alongside google place autocomplete1
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What is Google Maps?
Create rich applications and stunning visualisations of your data, leveraging the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usability of Google Maps and a modern web platform that scales as you grow.
What is Mapbox?
We make it possible to pin travel spots on Pinterest, find restaurants on Foursquare, and visualize data on GitHub.
What is OpenStreetMap?
OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
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What are some alternatives to Google Maps, Mapbox, and OpenStreetMap?
Leaflet
Leaflet is an open source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. It is developed by Vladimir Agafonkin of MapBox with a team of dedicated contributors. Weighing just about 30 KB of gzipped JS code, it has all the features most developers ever need for online maps.
OpenLayers
An opensource javascript library to load, display and render maps from multiple sources on web pages.
Java Persistence API
It is a Java application programming interface specification that describes the management of relational data in applications using Java Platform, Standard Edition and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition.It provides a POJO persistence model for object-relational mapping.
ArcGIS
It is a geographic information system for working with maps and geographic information. It is used for creating and using maps, compiling geographic data, analyzing mapped information, sharing and much more.
Google Places API
You can provide users data on location names, addresses, ratings, reviews, contact information, and atmosphere. Local guides and users submit tens of millions of updates every day, so you can count on accurate, reliable information.
Interest over time
News about Google Maps
How one trailblazer uses Maps to explore the outdoors
(blog.google)
8 days ago
Your Android is now even safer — and 5 other new features
(blog.google)
8 days ago
A look at how we tackle fake and fraudulent contributed content
(blog.google)
Feb 18, 2021
All aboard: More ways to pay for parking and transit
(blog.google)
Feb 17, 2021
8 ways you can control your Maps experience
(blog.google)
Feb 9, 2021
News about Mapbox
How Bloomberg News Pushed the Boundaries
(blog.mapbox.com)
Sep 24, 2020
Mapbox + R: New tools for spatial data science
(blog.mapbox.com)
Sep 30, 2020
Introducing Mapbox Tiling Service
(blog.mapbox.com)
Oct 1, 2020
Enhanced Location Engine Ships in New Navigation SDKs (Android + iOS)
(blog.mapbox.com)
Oct 5, 2020
Global Movement data for mobility insights
(blog.mapbox.com)
Oct 7, 2020
News about OpenStreetMap
Exploring the world with Wikidata and OpenStreetMap
(blog.mapbox.com)
Aug 10, 2017
Fast traffic sign mapping with OpenStreetMap and Mapillary
(blog.mapbox.com)
Jul 31, 2017
A friendlier introduction to editing OpenStreetMap
(www.mapbox.com)
Jun 1, 2017
Healthy community patterns of contribution in OpenStreetMap
(www.mapbox.com)
Apr 7, 2017
A whole new Earth for tracing on OpenStreetMap
(www.mapbox.com)
May 9, 2017