OpenStreetMap
Thanks to http://www.mapsurfer.net, Google Maps Mutator is now beta, with new features!
- Base Map layer shows OpenStreetMap Mapnik instead of Google Maps;
- Hybrid Layer now shows OpenStreetMap on top of Google Satellite (thanks to mapsurfer.net for rendering);
- Terrain Map now shows OpenStreetMap with SRTM data.
How to enable Google Maps Mutator
Open your /etc/hosts file with text editor and add this line (for windows - c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts):
86.57.245.71 mt0.google.com mt1.google.com mt2.google.com mt3.google.com mt.google.com
Discussion
په 17 October 2009 په 14:03 باندې د Baloo Uriza تبصره
...but what if I want the functionality, just with a OSM map instead of a google one?
په 17 October 2009 په 15:57 باندې د Komяpa تبصره
Ehi? what functionality breaks with the change?
په 17 October 2009 په 15:57 باندې د Komяpa تبصره
Ehi? what functionality breaks with the change?
په 17 October 2009 په 16:29 باندې د HannesHH تبصره
The mapsurfer colours are wonderful (apart from footways). If only the official OSM map looked like this.
I think Paul Johnson would like the official tiles. I'd prefer that too, your server is slow for me.
په 17 October 2009 په 18:26 باندې د Komяpa تبصره
HannesHH, official tiles are served on "Map" layer. MapSurfer is used only on hybrid/terrain, since official mapnik doesn't provide those.
په 17 October 2009 په 20:17 باندې د PurpleMustang تبصره
Edited my host file entry. Working so far. It's really nice to see the OSM as the background to the geocaching maps. PS. firefox running on Linux.
په 17 October 2009 په 20:19 باندې د PurpleMustang تبصره
Just as a side not, converting OSM data using pyMagellan to load OSM maps onto my eXplorest 500
په 18 October 2009 په 15:55 باندې د AshKyd تبصره
Wow, that's a very neat trick. Really does make you appreciate how much faster Google serves up tiles though. :(
په 22 October 2009 په 06:58 باندې د Fortress تبصره
I've added line above into my c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts then restarted Opera and nothing changed. I've tryed to restart computer and then run Opera again. so i still can't see any result. What am i doing wrong?
په 22 October 2009 په 07:06 باندې د Komяpa تبصره
Fortress, are you sure you are not using a caching proxy? If yes, you should put those lines to /etc/hosts on a machine that runs a proxy (if you can, of course), not on your local machine.
په 23 October 2009 په 05:53 باندې د Baloo Uriza تبصره
Traffic info and labels on the satellite layer don't appear to appear.
په 23 October 2009 په 13:00 باندې د Komяpa تبصره
OSM doesn't supply traffic info, so I've got no tiles to show there.
Labels aren't available outside Europe, since mapsurfer.net doesn't have enough hardware power to render those. Help them :)
په 24 October 2009 په 23:35 باندې د Baloo Uriza تبصره
Why not just pass the Google info if equivalent OSM data isn't available?
په 26 October 2009 په 08:23 باندې د Fortress تبصره
Yes, im using corporative proxy and of'cource i can't access it. Damn shit :(
په 27 October 2009 په 19:17 باندې د Baloo Uriza تبصره
I'm wondering if the Terrain layer could use the OpenCycleMap render since it has very good elevation data and being able to see bike routes within the google maps view would be handy in many cities.