Third-Party Services

Map Tiles

ServiceWhat it's used forData sent
OpenStreetMap
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The default map tile provider - renders the base map imagery shown on route maps.Map tile coordinates for the area being viewed, plus the visitor's IP address as part of the standard HTTP request.

Geocoding

ServiceWhat it's used forData sent
Nominatim (OpenStreetMap)
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Used for address lookups when adding destinations/points of interest, and - for visitors - when searching for routes near a place using the "Near a Place" route filter, the Route Finder Location/Location Preview blocks, or a location-based Route Shortcut.The address, place name, or coordinates being searched for, and the visitor's IP address.

Routing / Directions

ServiceWhat it's used forData sent
OSRM routing (FOSSGIS e.V., routing.openstreetmap.de)
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Used to generate turn-by-turn cycling directions text for a route's prompt card, and, if an administrator has chosen it under Routing Services, for point-to-point routing (preferred or as a fallback).The route's GPX coordinates, sent server-side when a route's directions text is generated (not on every page view); for point-to-point routing, start and end coordinates and the travel profile, also server-side.

POI Search

ServiceWhat it's used forData sent
Overpass API (OpenStreetMap)
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Free fallback for the on-map POI search when Google Places isn't configured, and used server-side to look up nearby named natural features (peaks, water, valleys) when generating a route's turn-by-turn directions text.The visitor's search text and the map area being searched (from the visitor's browser), or one route coordinate and a search radius (from your server) when an administrator generates directions text.