Broad discussion of gnome maps and libchamplain:
 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769352 [7]

I could not figure out whether my request is already one of the options
being considered or even planned. 

I filed a bug anyway: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769559
[8]

On 05.08.2016 14:38, Jeremy Bicha wrote: 

> Mike, could you file a bug with GNOME directly about that issue against
> the libchamplain package? See
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME [1]
> 
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1602035 [2]
> 
> Title:
> Maps app no longer works because MapQuest disabled access
> 
> Status in Gnome Maps:
> Fix Released
> Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
> Triaged
> Status in gnome-maps package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Committed
> Status in livecd-rootfs package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in ubuntu-gnome-meta package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in gnome-maps source package in Trusty:
> Triaged
> Status in gnome-maps source package in Wily:
> Won't Fix
> Status in gnome-maps source package in Xenial:
> Fix Committed
> Status in livecd-rootfs source package in Xenial:
> Fix Released
> Status in ubuntu-gnome-meta source package in Xenial:
> Fix Released
> Status in gnome-maps package in Debian:
> Fix Released
> Status in gnome-maps package in Fedora:
> Unknown
> 
> Bug description:
> As of today, MapQuest has disabled their free map tile feed. This
> means the Maps app no longer displays anything except a warning
> pointing to
> 
> http://devblog.mapquest.com/2016/06/15/modernization-of-mapquest- [3]
> results-in-changes-to-open-tile-access/
> 
> Screenshot attached.
> 
> [Impact]
> GNOME Maps is included by default in Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 and 16.04. The app currently is useless.
> 
> Triaged as "High" because it "prevents the application or any
> dependencies from functioning correctly at all".
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance [4]
> 
> This also breaks libchamplain (a library for embedding maps into your
> app). Once a fix is released, apps using libchamplain will likely need
> to be patched to use a different map provider.
> 
> [Test Case]
> Install gnome-maps. Open the Maps app. Do you see maps?
> 
> Note that maps are cached so you may not notice the feed has been
> disabled unless you try viewing a specific area at a close enough zoom
> that you have not viewed recently.
> 
> [Regression Potential]
> Upstream changes to switch to Mapbox has potential to break unrelated features.
> 
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel- [5]
> list/2016-July/msg00003.html
> 
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-maps/+bug/1602035/+subscriptions [6]
 

Links:
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[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME
[2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1602035
[3] http://devblog.mapquest.com/2016/06/15/modernization-of-mapquest-
[4] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance
[5] https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-
[6] https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-maps/+bug/1602035/+subscriptions
[7] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769352
[8] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769559