MapHub
Web and SaaS
map creation
SHOW HN2016
244points
81comments
#99of 2,264 in 2016
Top 5%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to use with a helpful tutorial
From 2 comments
This is brilliant. Easy to use and the tutorial is actually helpful.
dagurp on HNVery nice to use, the tutorial is simple and well done. One major road block for me was the signup to save page kept giving me a "Try again" error Tried different emails and…
glaberficken on HN
Good choice of basemaps
From 2 comments
Nice. I love the choice of basemaps, including the lovely Thunderforest ones which you don't see many places! I liked the download as KML - it loaded up okay in Google Earth.…
chippy on HNVery cool. Love the ability to create a simple map, and have so many different basemaps it works with. Will definitely be keeping an eye on it.
Bedon292 on HN
Imports GPX and KML well
From 2 comments
Awesome, I can import a GPX file. Going to have a good play with this tonight.
aembleton on HNHi. KML import is fully supported, we especially tested KML exported from Google Earth and Google My Maps. Just click the Import button in the sidebar and select your file.
hyperknot on HN
Objections
Requires an account before use
From 2 comments
I just gave this a twirl and already dislike it. I can't even use it unless I sign up. So now I have to give you something before you've demonstrated any value to me. Also, why…
hangonhn on HNIt would great if I could use this site without first having to make an account. Jsbin and jsfiddle support anonymous usage quite well, and because of that are incredibly useful.
photon_off on HN
Not open source
From 2 comments
It's nice that this isn't Google, and it's a good product, but it's still a non-Free product. I'm still looking for a FaiF version of something like this - does anybody know of…
Mizza on HNContrary to what the parent comment suggested, there's no problem with using OSM data for a proprietary service, but the home page says "An open platform", which I think is very…
a3_nm on HN
Signup bugs and unclear password rules
From 2 comments
Very nice to use, the tutorial is simple and well done. One major road block for me was the signup to save page kept giving me a "Try again" error Tried different emails and…
glaberficken on HNOk that works, you really need to provide meaningful hints for that, otherwise i'm afraid your signup numbers will be really low.
glaberficken on HN
Requests
Distance calculator for tracks
From 2 comments
More than anything else, can you please add a distance calculator for the track tool? They had this in Google Maps classic but the new one removed it. I used Google Maps to plan…
hangonhn on HNIt would be great if it would keep updating the distance as I drag the track along. Basically my use case is like this: I need to plan a route from starting point and it has to…
hangonhn on HN
Elevation profiles
From 2 comments
This is really nice! Is there a chance to get elevation profiles for GPX tracks? Or an elevation profile for a manually drawn track? this would be super helpful for hiking…
maxxxxx on HNHi, yes, I totally agree, calculating elevation profiles for imported and drawn tracks is a very important feature which we are working on.
hyperknot on HN
Map state in URL and shareable basemap
From 2 comments
Nice. I love the choice of basemaps, including the lovely Thunderforest ones which you don't see many places! I liked the download as KML - it loaded up okay in Google Earth.…
chippy on HNAhh yes it is saved, but since it's possible for any user to change the basemap of any map in their own session (but not save it) they may want to have that choice persist if…
chippy on HN
Metro lines and PDF export
From 2 comments
The demo is great! Looks very promising. Question: would it be possible to add metro lines (not just the stations)?
paulrouget on HNHey this looks cool. I see it's a beta, but some ideas that would be really useful to me and maybe others. MapBox (particularly the desktop version) can create custom stylesheets…
testrecord on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Mapbox
From 1 comment
I've long left Google maps and moved onto Mapbox for all my mapping needs in side-projects. Can someone please point out how MapHub is better / different from Mapbox?
krat0sprakhar on HN
Whether OSM ODbL applies to uploaded data
From 1 comment
Neat project. I haven't signed up and tried it out yet, but I see that this allows you to upload map data on top of OpenStreetMap stuff and share it. Depending on how the data is…
twphonebillsoon on HN
Alternatives named
Google My Maps
From 1 comment
More than anything else, can you please add a distance calculator for the track tool? They had this in Google Maps classic but the new one removed it. I used Google Maps to plan…
hangonhn on HN
uMap
From 2 comments
You might like http://umap.openstreetmap.fr/. But honestly, even if it's proprietary, OpenStreetMappers don't mind. We're happy that someone is using our data, that's what we are…
thomersch_ on HNOpenStreetMap folks just care about the data, I doubt anyone would begrudge someone making a proprietary service using open data - it's the data that's important, after all. The…
chippy on HN
Mapbox
From 1 comment
I've long left Google maps and moved onto Mapbox for all my mapping needs in side-projects. Can someone please point out how MapHub is better / different from Mapbox?
krat0sprakhar on HN
Overpass Turbo
From 1 comment
It's not all shiny and integrated, but you can export a gpx or kml from Overpass Turbo: http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/fly (click 'Run' and then 'Export') (I think there is a fair…
maxerickson on HN