If you want a bunch of data no one else has, you’re entitled to charge for it. From looking at their site, they’re a historical/statistical map provider which is data that you won’t find through Google/Apple/OSM’s public data.
Another modern example, back country and overlanding routes. There’s a decent amount of work and danger that goes into it, and not enough public interest for the big dogs to warrant mapping out the paths-less-traveled.
I get GPX routes and roll maps from TAT and BDR because these trails are not even on OpenStreetMaps.
Yes, there’s some old stuff archived out there for free, but it’s very limited and hit or miss. People who have collected a decent digital archive of things you would have found in a library decades ago deserve to make some money for their service.
If you want a bunch of data no one else has, you’re entitled to charge for it. From looking at their site, they’re a historical/statistical map provider which is data that you won’t find through Google/Apple/OSM’s public data.
Another modern example, back country and overlanding routes. There’s a decent amount of work and danger that goes into it, and not enough public interest for the big dogs to warrant mapping out the paths-less-traveled.
I get GPX routes and roll maps from TAT and BDR because these trails are not even on OpenStreetMaps.
Incredible
And once you’re done with or bored of TAT, you can go to Europe and ride the TET. https://transeurotrail.org/
Indeed, it is! I’ve not done the entire red route in one go yet, but I’ve done several different pieces of it from VA to UT.
Worth noting that OpenHistoricalMap does exist: https://www.openhistoricalmap.org/
Entirely plausible and even probable, though, that a commercial site has more historical map data than OHM does.
Yes, there’s some old stuff archived out there for free, but it’s very limited and hit or miss. People who have collected a decent digital archive of things you would have found in a library decades ago deserve to make some money for their service.