[OpenLayers-Dev] Transition From Google's API to OL

[Arnie Shore]

Folks, hello, and I wonder if anyone can share experiences doing such a 
transition.  (I've tried this question with the users group but with no 
responses.  It was suggested that I try this august group, so here 'tis.)

Background:  I've written a free, Open Source application targeted to 
the public safety community, notably ham radio groups who kick into gear 
during emergency/crisis conditions.  It relies on their mapping API, 
currently.

But under emergency conditions that comprise the reasons for this 
community's existence, internet connectivity to Google  may not exist of 
course.  Accordingly, I'm planning a version of the app in which the 
tile sets and API are resident at a local server.  Hence my strong 
interest in OL.

I can't imagine I'm the only one here doing anything like that, so I'll 
appreciate hearing re experiences doing this, plus, especially, thoughts 
on the tile sets available.  Thanks, all.

Arnold Shore
Annapolis, MD