Comments on: Mapzen: First Thoughts http://compton.nu/2009/12/mapzen-first-thoughts/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom http://compton.nu/2009/12/mapzen-first-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Tom Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:29:28 +0000 http://compton.nu/?p=100#comment-224 It's interesting that you say that about the iPhone app as I'd been told (I've never used it myself) that it was much better than the web app. It’s interesting that you say that about the iPhone app as I’d been told (I’ve never used it myself) that it was much better than the web app.

]]> By: Tim Morley http://compton.nu/2009/12/mapzen-first-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Tim Morley Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:24:08 +0000 http://compton.nu/?p=100#comment-223 Glad I'm not the only one giving up on what has been an uphill struggle to get to grips with Mapzen. Apart from being prettier, I haven't found anything that I can do quicker or more easily in Mapzen than I can in Potlatch, and like you I've found plenty of things that I want to do and I simply can't. I'm afraid I've even struggled to get any use out of the accompanying iPhone app. It *should* make it loads easier to add POIs while out and about; as it is, every time I try it I spend five minutes or so poking at the interface wondering what's going on, then just open MotionX GPS instead and record waypoints instead. Even though I then have to transcribe them onto OSM later, it's still a net time saving. :o( Glad I’m not the only one giving up on what has been an uphill struggle to get to grips with Mapzen. Apart from being prettier, I haven’t found anything that I can do quicker or more easily in Mapzen than I can in Potlatch, and like you I’ve found plenty of things that I want to do and I simply can’t.

I’m afraid I’ve even struggled to get any use out of the accompanying iPhone app. It *should* make it loads easier to add POIs while out and about; as it is, every time I try it I spend five minutes or so poking at the interface wondering what’s going on, then just open MotionX GPS instead and record waypoints instead. Even though I then have to transcribe them onto OSM later, it’s still a net time saving. :o(

]]> By: Vladimir http://compton.nu/2009/12/mapzen-first-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Vladimir Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:24:49 +0000 http://compton.nu/?p=100#comment-187 Thanks a lot for such a thorough feedback! This release is more of a real beta than "google" one, and though architecture, data manipulation and server communication are stable enough to run it against the live API, the UI is certainly not complete. Many of the problems you mention are already on our fix list for the final release (better editing, more hints, interactive tutorials, etc.). Thanks a lot for such a thorough feedback!

This release is more of a real beta than “google” one, and though architecture, data manipulation and server communication are stable enough to run it against the live API, the UI is certainly not complete. Many of the problems you mention are already on our fix list for the final release (better editing, more hints, interactive tutorials, etc.).

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