> They both give us some hope I think..... Yes, we should get some good news of some sort in the next Budget in March 2009.
This is most likely because: * The sheer number of people using Google Maps in the UK, and the probability that the majority are technically breaking OS Crown Copyright in doing so. * The embarrassment to the government of major projects such as the Met Police's crime maps being technically against OS Crown Copyright because they use Google Maps API. * The regular frustration of anyone wishing to share UK-based location data that has had even the slightest whiff of OS mapping, including government departments. * The growing complaints from Local Authorities who have to pay tens of thousands per annum to OS to be allowed to use their own (OS- derived) data. * The growing usefulness of OpenStreetMap: UK location data is no longer only available from OS. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
