From 68ef9ce3beb77ea0aac4c65dfe49391fc213245c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Jowett Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 22:25:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about the map API change. --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 91bdffc..84a6e47 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ See the file COPYING for details. * tries to do things "the debian way" when it comes to config, package structure, etc * probably a bunch of other things I've forgotten.. +# A note on maps + +Previously, the dump1090 webmap used Google's map API. As of July 2016, Google's policy on keyless use of their +API has changed and it's no longer practical to use that API. To avoid having a completely nonfunctional +map on new installs that have not been grandfathered, dump1090 now uses the OpenLayers map API. + +This means: + +* The default view now uses OpenStreetMap tiles; +* Google's maps are not available even with an API key (Google does not allow use of their imagery via + third-party APIs such as OpenLayers); +* There are a couple of new layers - Bing and Mapzen - that can be enabled by providing an API key + in config.js. See the comments in config.js for details. + # Simple install via apt-get There is a repository that contains the current releases. To set up the repository: