Carto light map (and others) disappeared?

Discussion in 'Other technical not related to ADSBx Feeding' started by Bart, Apr 26, 2021.

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  1. Bart

    Bart New Member

    Hi all,

    Today I noticed several maps have disappeared. Any chance the other maps will return? I especially liked the carto light one.

    Bart.
     
    Last edited: Apr 26, 2021
    Bart, Apr 26, 2021
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  2. wiedehopf

    wiedehopf Administrator Staff Member

    Not at the moment, no.
     
    wiedehopf, Apr 26, 2021
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  3. Bart

    Bart New Member

    Ok, I'll just have to live with it. Thanks for the quick reply.

    Bart.
     
    Bart, Apr 26, 2021
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  4. Travis W Burton - KB5ILY

    Travis W Burton - KB5ILY New Member

    Any idea why those were removed? For those of us that only read English, looking at other areas (like Middle East) is going to be a problem without translation, as was done by Carto Light.
     
    Travis W Burton - KB5ILY, Apr 26, 2021
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  5. wiedehopf

    wiedehopf Administrator Staff Member

    Usage policy.
    I suppose i'd be curious as well if i didn't know.
    Not that it matters really, we don't just remove stuff without a good reason.

    Yes we're looking for a replacement.
    No we don't know if and when we will find one.
     
    wiedehopf, Apr 26, 2021
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  6. Fly805

    Fly805 New Member

    With the layer directly to OpenStreetMap now gone, I'm curious to know how often the OSM by ADSBx layer will be synced with changes contributed to OpenStreetMap? I'm a frequent contributor to OpenStreetMap and have spent a lot of time making significant map improvements to local airports and other aviation related facilities. A big part of my motivation is to improve the experience of ADSBx users who use that layer, so it's often a little disappointing to see the OSM by ADSBx not be up to date with what I've contributed to OSM.
     
    Fly805, Apr 26, 2021
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  7. wiedehopf

    wiedehopf Administrator Staff Member

    It shouldn't lag behind more than ... 3 to 6 months i believe ... we can possibly get that to a fixed 2 month maximum lag i suppose.
    Maybe we can reenable the openstreetmap layer .... we'll see.

    Anyhow it'll make it in for sure.
     
    wiedehopf, Apr 27, 2021
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  8. Fly805

    Fly805 New Member

    That would be great! Thank you!
     
    Fly805, Apr 27, 2021
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  9. James

    James Guest

    We try to be kind to OSM since they are also volunteer funded. Granted they are well funded by a lot of commercial enterprises, but that doesn't mean we don't do as much as we can to reduce load on the official OSM servers.

    CartoDB removal is ... unfortunate .. working on a solution...
     
    James, Apr 27, 2021
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  10. Bart

    Bart New Member

    They're back (wednesday 17:15). Thanks!
     
    Bart, Apr 28, 2021
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