[Maps-l] Caching proxy of tiles (hikebike)

[Klaus Bechtold]

Hello everyone,

my name is Klaus Bechtold from Berlin, the guy behind the hobby project 
and one-man-show GPSies.com (http://www.gpsies.com/). As you know, many 
of the map mashups or community must change from Google Maps to 
alternatives (because we're over the limit of 25.000 API calls a day).

I just changed to the new JS API from Cloudmade, called Leaflet and I am 
using the free MapQuest maps (which are good, but not good enough for 
outdoor people). I'm also using also some other maps, like OpenCycleMaps 
or the great hikebike maps of Colin Marquardt.

Next time I'm planning to produce own tiles for GPSies.com. The (3 new) 
servers are running and we must now configure it, but this will take 
some time.

Now to my question. I just called Colin (hikebikemap.org) and I asked 
him, if GPSies.com (only the website, no mobile devices) could deliver 
the tiles by a caching proxy of hikebikemap.org - as the new standard 
maps of GPSies.com. Colin said, he had no problem with it, but I should 
ask you, if it would be ok for the load and traffic of the toolserver 
tileserver.

GPSies has about 30.000 (winter) to 100.000 (sommer) page views with 
maps a day. Most of the users are from Germany (50%). Most of the tracks 
are from almost the same regions.

I'd be appreciate, if you would allow my the tiles caching of your 
server. I also like to donate.

Thanks!

Best regards from Berlin, Germany

Klaus Bechtold