> > Why? To cut out the providers and control the data for > themselves. Who wants to deal with NAVTEQ or others when > they can just pay interns to drive cars around cities of the > world and take pictures/GPS or get Google fan boys to update > their maps for free? >
Acquiring geo data closest to source has a (large) cost, which is borne taxpayers, consumers looking at ads, volunteers, and what not. If google, or any other org. for that matter, paid $5 per update, say, I imagine more volunteers would turn up. That equation might also help make SDIs more sustainable. If you could turn your electricity metre backwards with the solar panels on your roof, or with your exercise bicycle :-), would you? Cheers, Peter _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
