Comments on: End of validity of the Add-on Vector maps https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/ Multi-functional mobile outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling, geocaching, sailing, flying and other sports activities and traveling Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:32:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: teamdub https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-38 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:43:41 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-38 All of the market comments are complaining about this too. People, have a look, its not a money grab! its dirt cheap. They are just trying to recoup some costs. $1.27 for me to download 2GB of maps… well I downloaded the map for my province (Canada) and its 16MB. Unless I plan to “browse” the planet, that’s not very expensive at all.
And if you really cannot afford $1.27, you probably won’t need the maps because you can’t afford to travel. Also, you can make them yourself for free! For me, time is money, and I would gladly pay $1.27 to save myself hours.

]]> By: Lukas Budinsky https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-37 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:10:48 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-37 Ahoj,
mam technicky problem. Potrebuju si stahnout nove vektorove mapy UK, zaplatil jsem si kredit v Shopu a pri pokusu o stahnuti me to neustale varuje, ze add-on neni validni. Pochopil jsem, ze to ted je delane jinak a chtel jsem addon podle doporuceni odinstalovat, ale NIKDE ho nemuzu najit.

– ani v nainstalovanych aplikacich
– ani v seznamu aplikaci na google play
– ani nikde v locusu v seznamu spolupracujicich aplikaci a modulu 🙁

Vim, ze jsem ho kupoval, instaloval – ale jak se ho zbavit? Diky za tip, at jsem nevyhodil kredit zbytecne (potrebuju skotsko docela rychle, dokud jsem na wifi 🙂

]]> By: menion https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-36 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:53:59 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-36 In reply to Michael Grube.

Exactly! To download maps that we generate and store for distribution on Amazon servers. It have nothing to do with Vector maps functionality in application!

]]> By: Michael Grube https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-35 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:52:07 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-35 Ok, sounds better – so the vector map addon is NOT needed to display or use any vector maps and it’s only purpose is to DOWNLOAD vector maps from somewhere?

]]> By: menion https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-34 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:06:24 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-34 Guys you probably understand it wrong, so I’ll try to clear it a little bit!

1) there are no limitations in using vector maps. You can simply create own maps as described in MapsForge, you can simply use already downloaded maps, you can download and use whatever maps you want! There are NO LIMITATIONS.

2) we’re not a charity. Add-on for Vector maps downloading was unlimited, but data were stored on Amazon servers, so we paid storage and bandwidth. Some users should have this add-on for almost 9 months, and I’m sure, most of them downloaded maps for more then 1€. That’s why we created system that is currently available

3) to sumarize it – you don’t have to pay for maps! You can use maps you already have! If you’re lazy and don’t want to fight with Osmosis, you may pay 1€ for 2GB and use simply system that is integrated in Locus. And you don’t pay for OSM data, but for stuff around.

And btw. there is no problem with selling OSM data as long as data remain under same licence. So you can download all maps Vector maps from Locus Shop and sell them on your own

EDIT: after second reading I maybe understand little bit … more. You think that this add-on allow to display vector maps?? NO! It only allowed unlimited downloading from Locus server. So support for this unlimited downloading ended. Thanks all …

]]> By: Michael Grube https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-33 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:58:49 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-33 If this means I can no longer use vector map files downloaded from mapsforge in the future, I totally agree: This is a strong dislike. I do not know what type of vector maps you sell on the Locus shop, but it it is OSM based material, I’m not even sure if that will not violate the OSM license… Anyhow, Locus has been a very nice software so far and I would have been willing to pay more for the software itself or possibly pay for a vector maps addon – but I’m not willing to pay for a map subscription to data I can have free legally on the web.

]]> By: hanka https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-32 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:16:22 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-32 In reply to Alastor.

Hi Alastor,

it is not our intention to get money from our users twice. The Vector maps aren’t a source of our main income.
Please, look at the AndroidPIT http://bit.ly/L50Tls
There is original text of the Add-on Vector maps, where we informed our users about limited validity.

]]> By: Alastor https://www.locusmap.app/end-of-validity-of-the-add-on-vector-maps/#comment-31 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:08:18 +0000 http://old.locusmap.eu/?p=6581#comment-31 It seems that you just want to get money from the users twice. Do You really think, that someone will be satisfied by this solution? When I have purchase Vector addon, why didn’t you’ve mentioned, that it will be useful just for the limited time?

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