On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 7:49 AM, [email protected] > Additionally there is a video talk from the SoTM 08 from Ed Parsons on > this topic > http://vimeo.com/6751141 > Ed Parsons: "What Map Maker is / is not" at SOTM08
Additionally, please see this blog post , it is even more relevant to our discussion. http://www.edparsons.com/2009/09/liberating-your-my-maps-data/ please see the comments thread in there. Another point my OSM friends made is about non free image policy on WP, there are many rules about using copyrighted photos. These strict policies should be applied to maps and map data as well. How can you be so strict on citations, on photos, but not on locations and map data. Are google earth points really a fact or are they an point of view? A sat photo is a point of view, way up in the sky and a very expensive and biased one. How can the neutral point of view be upheld if you are taking your data from only one source, just because it is easy to do? Google is careful to point out that you should not bet your life on their maps, and that they may contain errors. I think that this argument about locations be facts needs to be reviewed as well, because they are not 100% facts. Another issue is of location points, if you are making an article, then you also have to cite your sources. Just taking from one source is always one sided. In the case of positions, taking from only google who owns the highres photos is questionable. How do you know that this location is correct? What if the single source of the data (where the usage is questionable) is also wrong? How does that fit into the wikipedia policy? thanks, mike _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
