I _love_ the idea of openstreetmap, but truly doubt that it will retain enough dedicated participants over time. Initial capture is not enough; eternal vigilance is needed to recapture the data everytime a bulldozer appears or a planning committee renumbers the addresses.
Reverse engineering street addresses/locations should be perfectly legal anywhere but say, all of Myanmar, or the thousands of restricted areas in the USA. SK -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Franks Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:21 AM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: Re: [Spam?] Re: google earth - [was: Re: Another simple GPS+GPRSidea] On 11/28/06, Sam Kome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a bit of experience in GIS data and applications. Okay, a lot. > > Sean is absolutely right about the rarity and high price of street maps, > not to mention the legal rights problems which can drag in Queens and > Kings. The more I read about Open Street Map, the more I like it: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org Would this bother any Kings or Queens? It's not stealing someone elses work, just refusing to pay for it and making ones own. Richard _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/community NOTICE: This e-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information of Motricity. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/community
