Google Maps Api Alternatives 2025

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  1. vi66

    vi66 Member

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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

    2.jpg

    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))

    ScreenHunter_01 May. 13 00.10.jpg

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

    ok.jpg

    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
     
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  2. gringoad

    gringoad New Member

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    How did you set up Train Simulator so that maps.cz works for you. I'm still getting the blue circles...
     
  3. vi66

    vi66 Member

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    These are my settings and it works for me (I think that despite the Polish language in the pictures I hope it will be understandable to you)

    ScreenHunter_01 Jun. 01 16.12.jpg

    ScreenHunter_02 Jun. 01 16.12.jpg

    ScreenHunter_03 Jun. 01 16.13.jpg

    ScreenHunter_04 Jun. 01 16.14.jpg

    Best regards
    Witold
     
  4. Brickrail782

    Brickrail782 Active Member

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  5. vi66

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    MapTiler didn't work for me
    I used node-v22.15.1-x64 (although the program has old links to node-v16.15.0-x64)

    If it works for you, what version of node?

    Best regards
    Witold
     
  6. Brickrail782

    Brickrail782 Active Member

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    I believe v1.01a.
     
  7. vi66

    vi66 Member

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    v1.01a node?
     
  8. Brickrail782

    Brickrail782 Active Member

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    I believe I ran the x64 node, v16.15.0, if that's what you mean.
     
  9. vi66

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    I tried the newest version and it doesn't work for me but the "Czech invention" works so it's ok :)
     

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