Are Google and Yandex maps similar?

Question

I heard that Google Maps coordinates are not compatible with Yandex map coordinates. Is it true? Can I use same coords for both map apps?

Answer 1

Both use ordinary latitude and longitude coordinates, just like everyone else, so i see no reason why they should not correspond.

Answer 2

I confirm it. If you happen to code ruby and/or Javascript/Coffescript, you may be interested in this code: I added basic support for Yandex.Maps APIv2 support to gmaps4rails gem some month ago. Now this gem supports both via one interface from application perspective. Switching from Google Maps to Yandex requires a change in a single parameter named provider. API support is extensible, and suggestions or pull requests are very welcome.

Example:

Google map with markers:

<%= gmaps("markers" => {"data" => @json},
 "map_options" =>  { "provider" => "openlayers"}) %> 

Yandex map with markers:

<%= gmaps("markers" => {"data" => @json},
 "map_options" =>  { "provider" => "yandex"}) %> 

Hope this helps.