Google Maps Api Alternatives 2025

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  1. vi66

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    Good day

    I was looking for an alternative to the Google Maps API

    I found: "MapTiler google" based on proxy,
    and "NodeApp"
    Unfortunately after installing according to the instructions
    it does not load tiles to RailWorks

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    The second one I found is "RWDecal2.2.16" based on GoogleEarth (with a modification of an older version)

    Unfortunately after installing the program does not work for me. After clicking RWDecal.exe does not start (it is not even visible in the task manager)

    So maybe it is because it is written in python 2.6
    and maybe windows10 does not support this older version correctly

    Or the RWDecal program downloaded from the network is corrupted

    I found it on web.archive.org and downloaded from there

    RWDecal2.2.16.msi (and it is 7.65 MB (bytes: 8,029,847))

    I tried to download a version from another year, but it is definitely corrupted
    because I have (1.00 MB (bytes: 1,048,576))

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    Another program I found is MapyCZforTS2 (JachyHm) available on github.com
    and this one after a fairly simple configuration does what it should :)

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    and this way I have the terrain from Google in the simulator and I also understood the process of marking the trail using GPS Markers

    I think the information may be useful for others, so that's why I posted it here

    Best regards
    Witold
     
    Last edited: May 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM

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