Replace osmdroid with another map library

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Replace osmdroid with another map library #104

Open rleh opened 8 years ago

rleh commented 8 years ago

Replace the inactive and bad documented osmdroid with the currently active developed mapsforge.

Pros/Cons?

rleh commented 8 years ago

Edit: _Mapsforge_

Pros:

Active developed project
Vector maps (better quality on high-dpi devices)
Well documented
Support for offline maps (but not for online maps? :-1: )
Vector maps consume less storage space / bandwidth

rleh commented 8 years ago

Any cons?

rleh commented 8 years ago

Other map libraries:

V™

A vector-tile map library written in Java - running on Android, iOS, Desktop and within the browser

3D Rendering (OpenGL)

Active development

Vector tiles

Offline and online (?)

Styleable

Android, iOS, Desktop and Web/HTML5

Written in Java

Non-commercial / LGPLv3

rleh commented 8 years ago

Other map libraries:

tangram-es

2D and 3D map renderer using OpenGL ES

3D Rendering (OpenGL ES)

Active development / not yet feature-complete

Vector tiles

Only online (?)

Android, iOS, Unix; Web: tangram

Written in C++

Commercial company; restricted (and proprietary?) tiles server

MIT license