Corsaire31 419 Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 On some parts of the world map, like Africa, when I get to zoom level 7 I have tiles with a message saying : Map Quest "As of July 11, 2016, direct tile access has been discontinued" I just switch to Open Street Map, but was wondering what was going on ? Do we need to do something with Map Quest ? Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 I believe MQ has gone subscription only and you now have to pay for the privilege, or soon will. Fortunately, Tim already built in the other options and it's just a radio button to select OSM. John Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 997 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Pretty much what it says: they've pulled their free tile server in favour of the almighty buck. And of course the warning notice was prominently displayed in the back of a locked filing cabinet in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying, 'Beware of the leopard'. I'm looking into their new API to see if it'll work something like MapBox (i.e. if you want to subscribe you can, but it's on your own dollar). I'm also looking at Thunderforest, which may be an alternative. But as we've learned so many times before, free lunches don't last forever. For now it's OSM or Open Cycle Map. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Corsaire31 419 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thks for reply, Tim, no worry, OSM will be fine for me. Was only wondering what was happening. Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher Low 63 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) I have only just noticed this! Where do I switch from MapQuest to OSM? Edited July 24, 2016 by Christopher Low Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Ever heard of File...Options...General! Link to post Share on other sites
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