It's not weird at all. Google has already many cars driving round in Africa recording proper gps tracks. They take for granted the inaccurate data tracks as they hope they wil get many to compare. And those tracks from ordinary people will tell the Google cars where to drive next to make an accurate track quicker to.
Mapping Africa is for many companies including Google a race they want to win. On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 13:12 +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > Bit weird, that a multi-billion company is asking people in africa to > volunteer to make their product more succesful, isnt it? Especially while > there is an alternative which allows people to download their own data and re- > use it in any way they want, as long as the refer to the project. > > And rob, if you need routing with OSM, there is a few projects outthere that > can help you set that up. Feel free to contact me on or offlist if you are > interested in creating a routing site for uganda. > > And keep on uploading those GPS tracks! > > -- > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > +256 758 801 749 > www.mountbatten.net > > "Unleash your Business Potential" > A top event for Senior Directors, Managers and ambitious Entrepreneurs who > want to deepen their Business and Leadership skills. > http://events.mountbatten.net > > > > On Thursday 25 February 2010 20:57:52 Rob Gipman wrote: > > Google maps is not accurate at all! For tourists this does not matter > > tough but for locals it does. > > > > Here in Kampala Mbuya hill Google tells you you can drive across the > > hill! at 2 places that is and that's not true, the same applies for M7's > > locked place above The Sheraton. > > > > It's nice to have on your iphone in the USA or Europe Yes but not here. > > > > Use Garmn Mobile XT on you symbian phone (not Iphone) with autorouting > > with a routable T4a map at http://www.tracks4africa.com/ > > > > Gip mapping Uganda > > > > Oh and for Reinier.. openstreetmaps is more accurate to to but has no > > routing for you from Kampala to QE. > > > > Gip > > > > On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 18:42 +0300, Stephen S. Musoke wrote: > > > Uganda: Google Launches Maps > > > Sylvia Nankya > > > > > > 24 February 2010 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kampala — Detailed maps of Kampala and Entebbe are now accessible on > > > Google Maps through any web browser. > > > > > > The maps can also be accessed on data enabled mobile handsets. They > > > come with both a satellite and a terrain view of the cities. Kenya and > > > South Africa were the first beneficiaries of the Project which has now > > > extended to 29 cities across Africa. > > > > > > > > > "Google Maps isn't just a searchable digitised maps helping you to > > > find a local place, service or product - it is about making > > > information with a geographical dimension available to everyone" > > > Rachel Payne Country Manager Google Uganda said recently. > > > > > > Google believes that more accurate local information can greatly > > > improve the breadth of information available about a given area and in > > > turn can help efforts to bolster tourism and business investment. > > > > > > > > > She added that the service will give tourists a taste of the variety > > > that Uganda offers, and a chance to research their holidays in > > > advance.Businesses can also benefit from the Street View technology by > > > embedding Google maps directly into their site for free, helping them > > > to promote a chain of hotels or raise awareness about a local library > > > or restaurant, Payne said. > > > > > > The map data includes a substantial amount of user generated content > > > provided via Google Map Maker. > > > > > > The Map Maker allows users to locate, draw, label and provide > > > attributes for local map features, such as roads, parks, or rivers, > > > turning local users into "citizen cartographers." > > > > > > Payne allays fears that the maps could pose a security threat to the > > > cities. "The Information we are using on Google is approved and > > > available to every citizen, she said. > > > > > > http://allafrica.com/stories/201002250648.html > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > > > way. --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). 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