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

[Arnie Shore]

Sorry, "Google's" for "their" below; DUH!
> 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.)
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> 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 Google's mapping API, 
> currently.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Arnold Shore
> Annapolis, MD