Default Map Layer in Animate

[Brett Bartick]

Why is the default map layer in Animate set to "OpenStreetMap"?
My default map is set to HERE. Shouldn't the default Animate map layer be set to my default map?

[Brian McG]

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[LennyO]

I totally agree! Actually the whole set of available maps would be nice to have.

[Marinus van Deudekom]

@Lenny-O said:

Actually the whole set of available maps would be nice to have.

What do you mean with that. If it's a wish to have all map available in next you're barking up the wrong tree. As long as Here is the sdk for next, it's not gonna happen

[Nick Carthew]

The Animate route option is written on the OpenStreetMap the same as the website route generator is. It would be a very big job to change the map and it is highly unlikely to happen before website 2.0 is launched.

[LennyO]

@Marinus-van-Deudekom What I mean is having the same maps as we have in the route planner for Animation.
The "overlays".

[Mzokk]

You mean like this?

[LennyO]

@Mzokk Yes! Having Google Maps there would be real nice!

[Brian McG]

@Brett-Bartick it is probably historical as setting the map layer to default to OpenStreetMap was probably easier to code, everyone including Basic account users have access to the OpenStreetMap layer

if the default map was set to follow your personal map settings then I think that is extra work to code, not a huge amount extra but still some extra work for the developers to code as it would need to access your account capabilities/subscription level

maybe in the new web planner this might be changed but for the current version I definitely think not
in truth I think the "Animate" feature is a nice idea but pretty much pointless