There have quite a few blog posts about this: http://irevolution.net/2012/01/20/google-inc-world-bank-empowering-citizen-cartographers/ http://www.globalintegrity.org/blog/google-world-bank-map-deal
Mashable covered it as well: http://mashable.com/2012/01/19/google-maps-world-bank/ -Kate 2012/1/24 Matthias Meißer <[email protected]>: > Am 24.01.2012 10:18, schrieb robert colombo: >> >> Will countries really win with this? >> >> http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23088022~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > Yes thats realy strange. They say that they like Open Data but make a deal > with Google. > http://blogs.worldbank.org/insidetheweb/building-a-better-toolbox-for-development > > In my eyes, mostly Google wins, as they can improve their maps of countries > where they have no good material and present it under the banner of > Cooperate Social Responsibility. > > bye > Matthias > (user:!i!) > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
