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The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) became involved in developing standards for web mapping after a paper was published in 1997 by Allan Doyle, outlining a "WWW Mapping Framework". [4]
The standard style for OpenStreetMap, like most Web maps, uses the Web Mercator projection Web Mercator , Google Web Mercator , Spherical Mercator , WGS 84 Web Mercator [ 1 ] or WGS 84/Pseudo-Mercator is a variant of the Mercator map projection and is the de facto standard for Web mapping applications.
An application programming interface (API) key is a secret unique identifier used to authenticate and authorize a user, developer, or calling program to an API. [1] [2]Cloud computing providers such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services recommend that API keys only be used to authenticate projects, rather than human users.
Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
The OpenStreetMap Foundation (abbreviated OSMF) is a non-profit foundation whose aim is to support and enable the development of freely-reusable geospatial data.Founded in 2006, it is closely connected with the OpenStreetMap project, although its constitution does not prevent it supporting other projects.
Early work on OpenStreetMap tools, including the iD editor, was funded by a $575,000 grant from the Knight Foundation. [8] On July 11, 2016, MapQuest discontinued the open tile API [9] and users such as GNOME Maps were switched to a temporarily free tier of the Mapbox tileserver, [10] while considering alternatives. [11]
Apple Maps is a web mapping service developed by Apple Inc. As the default map system of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, it provides directions and estimated times of arrival for driving, walking, cycling, and public transportation navigation.
WMTS specifies a number of request encodings: KVP key-value-pairs encoding (over HTTP) REST Representational state transfer encoding (over HTTP) SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol encoding (usually over HTTP)