[Bug 297297] New: Share/load maps from other mapping software

[julien.t43+kde]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297297

            Bug ID: 297297
          Severity: wishlist
           Version: 2.5.0
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: [hidden email]
           Summary: Share/load maps from other mapping software
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: [hidden email]
          Hardware: Other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: Map Searches
           Product: digikam

Be it gmapcatcher, foxtrotgps, gpsprune ... you haven't always tons of
bandwidth (and disk) to reload same maps in every software.
I didn't find where digikam stores them (if it does) but being able to use
others if present would help
See also:
http://code.google.com/p/gmapcatcher/issues/detail?id=301
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3466768&group_id=192994&atid=943644

For example, saying load/save map tiles in $HOME/.googlemaps/tiles or
$HOME/.googlemaps/osmTiles (gmapcatcher) if the format/hierarchy is the same

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[Gilles Caulier-4]

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--- Comment #1 from Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> ---
Michael,

Your viewpoint on this entry please ?

Gilles Caulier

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[Michael G. Hansen]

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--- Comment #2 from Michael G. Hansen <[hidden email]> ---
Hi,

in libkgeomap, we currently have two backends:

1. Marble, which is used for OpenStreetMap. Here, we let Marble do all the work
and I would like not to make any changes to that. Therefore, please re-file
this issue against Marble.

2. Google Maps is rendered as HTML via KHTML, so browser caching mechanisms of
KHTML should take effect. I do not know whether there are advanced options in
Google Maps to improve the caching. Direct access to the map tiles is IIRC not
permitted by their terms of service, and even GMapCatcher seems to have removed
support for Google Maps. Since I do not want to violate the TOS, I do not think
there is much we can do here...

Michael

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[julien.t43+kde]

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--- Comment #3 from [hidden email] ---
1. submit here
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297375

2. I don't want to go to legal discussion, but, as far as I understand, bulk
download is forbidden, not caching which is pretty always needed. If I browse a
tile and display the same tile a day later from the cache, I don't think there
is any problem. Yes, I know google maps support was removed of most downloader
map software. but future could be better
http://code.google.com/p/gmapcatcher/issues/detail?id=210
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/07/google-maps-for-android-now-lets-you-download-maps-for-offline-viewing-hallelujah/

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