Who wants to know (brady or google)? The idea that the community has to say how/why they want data is silly to begin with?
Without a reasonable response from google, is there anything else to think other than they want no dependency, no competition? Making mapmaker #really# open could lead to other neo-navteqs. Of course it could also markedly increase the quality and use of efforts-two open data projects that basically seek to accomplish the same thing (with different terms)? Doesn't sound right to me (I am channeling SteveC's where2 pres) Ian White. :: Urban Mapping Inc 690 Fifth Street Suite 200 San Francisco. CA 94107 T.415.946.8170 x800. :: F.866.385.8266. :: urbanmapping.com ________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thu May 28 14:53:04 2009 Subject: [Geowanking] Using Google Mapmaker Data At the Google Maps chat I asked about the non-commercial, non-compete licensing of their Mapmaker Data Download. As Mikel pointed out on: http://brainoff.com/weblog/2009/04/01/1391 The licensing allows for NGOs, but not really for hackers. They were definitely intrigued by this and we're going to talk more. What would you want in the Mapmaker Download? What would you want to be able to do with the data? brady Brady Forrest O'Reilly Radar Team p: 206-428-7666 e: [email protected] w: http://radar.oreilly.com tw: @brady
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