From 5c9be37b1a55341a2fcd47c435fcf265105773d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Firebaugh Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:18:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Can I use iD offline? --- FAQ.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index f8d020714..bdf89ce84 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -12,3 +12,18 @@ optimize their implementations and take better advantage of hardware acceleratio In other words, the decision to use SVG rather than canvas was a classic performance vs. implementation cost tradeoff with strong arguments for trading off performance to reduce implementation costs. + +## Can I use iD offline? + +iD does not currently have an offline mode. + +To support offline usage requires caching or providing an offline proxy for the three +main things iD uses the network for: + +* Downloading existing data -- this is done on demand as you pan around +* Downloading tiles -- ditto +* Uploading changes + +We've though a little about [caching tiles](https://github.com/systemed/iD/issues/127) +and downloaded data, but haven't actively worked on it, nor on the data download/upload +question.