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francoisfds / BikeSharingHub

Shared bikes for Android
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Hike & Bike Map and OSMPublicTransport map layers don't work anymore #25

Closed Altonss closed 2 years ago

Altonss commented 2 years ago

Is this only an issue on my device or is this a general problem?

francoisfds commented 2 years ago

Hello Altnoss. I use Mapnik so I didn't notice but it's not happening only on your device. Hike&Bike tile's server is not maintained anymore since february 2022 :

  1. The hikebike map that we were hosting will no longer be available (no known community alternative)

Source : https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T187601#7642399

However for OSMPublicTransport, it seems to be online (this website is useful : https://mc.bbbike.org/mc/?num=2&mt0=mapnik&mt1=public_transport). On my device there is no blank tiles, there is just not any tile... It needs to be investiguate.

opk12 commented 2 years ago

Hello. Thank you for this great app. The OSM wiki article Tile servers has a list, where you might find a replacement.

The app's OSMPublicTransport contacts openptmap.org, which just hangs the connection (by the way, HTTP is privacy-unfriendly).

Instead, your bbbike link loads Öpnvkarte, tile.memomaps.de. This layer is featured on the OSM website, so I assume it is going to be supported well (click the Layers button at the right).

WMF is a no-go since 2021. By policy, third-parties cannot use the tile servers.

francoisfds commented 2 years ago

Hi, thank you for your message which is hugely accurate !

You're right, the link I watched displays Öpenvkarte, which seams to provide beautiful tiles for public transport. In the OSM article that you were referring to, it is the only serious candidate interesting for biking. The bikesharing stations which are in OSM data, are well emphasized in this layer. Moreover the mainteners claim to be open on their website https://memomaps.de. I will put it as a replacement for both Hike&Bike and OSMPublicTransport :+1:

opk12 commented 2 years ago

Cool!

To be fair, CyclOSM is also featured on the website and renders bike-related infrastructure. But I cannot manage to load the tiles at peak hours and I think the server is a bit overloaded. Here and here are the details (https://{s}.tile-cyclosm.openstreetmap.fr/[cyclosm|cyclosm-lite]/{z}/{x}/{y}.png and usage policy).

francoisfds commented 2 years ago

Finaly the release 2.0.6 is alive and contains Öpnvkarte and CyclOSM map layers, both HTTPS 😉 It is true that CyclOSM is very slow, but once in cache the map is quite usefull. Thank you @opk12 for the technical details and ideas.