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# System prepended metadata

title: Map API

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# Map API 

## SDK or API?
SDK
Pros:
- Easy to use and generous free tier that encompasses everything.
Cons:
- Bound to choice unless use of adapter or compatibility layer around 

API
Pros:
- Easily swapped out to different API providers (for tiling)
Cons:
- Stricter free limit 

### Mobile app

Pros:

Cons:

### Webapp

Pros:

Cons:

## Routing: server-side?

Pros:
- less API calls => more free monthly users

Cons: 
- More server-side complexity to update routes daily


## Decision

### Mobile application:
Mapbox Maps SDK integrated in Flutter

### Web application:
Vue + Leaflet + Mapbox API (tiling service)
