OpenStreetMap
For another project I'm working on (namely starting a detail map of Second Life), I'm curious if it's possible to get Google Map tiles as a WMS source, and if so, how?
Again, I won't be using this information for our map, but rather I'd like to improve upon the official Second Life maps so navigating by landmark doesn't absolutely depend on on-the-ground knowledge.
Discussion
Comment from mapperz on 21 April 2010 at 23:02
It breaks the terms of the Google Maps & terms of the Google Maps API.
you might want to google 'google maps wms' (2nd one down)
pleased don't copy data from Google Maps into OSM.
[not endorsed by @mapperz]
Comment from Kevin Steinhardt on 22 April 2010 at 02:11
I really wouldn't suggest doing anything like WMSificating Google tiles, even if you're not using them to trace for OSM map-map purposes.
Comment from Baloo Uriza on 22 April 2010 at 02:25
The map in question isn't Google's map, just uses Google's slippymap as far as I can tell.
@mapperz: Did you read what I said at all? I'm not going to. This is for a separate project entirely.
Comment from Hawkeye on 23 April 2010 at 17:13
good luck with a second life map - always thought it would be best to project in a 3D globe using Marble. second life is very 'flat earth' at the moment.
Comment from Baloo Uriza on 23 April 2010 at 23:26
Second Life is planar, not spheroid, so rendering it as a spheroid would introduce distortion.
Comment from Komяpa on 24 April 2010 at 15:07
Technically possible with slightly hacked twms. http://twms.googlecode.com/