On 17/03/2015 10:46 AM, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
"Please do not map private objects in private space. In general if
the object could create a privacy concern, or is just not useful to
a member of the public, please don't add it to the database. Note
it is fully OK to map facilities within membership or fee based venues,
as long as the facilities are reasonably available to members of the
public."
*Examples not to map*: toilets in homes, employee only toilets in
businesses, private recycling bins, playgrounds in private homes or
day care facilities.
*Examples to map: *toilets inside DisneyLand, buildings visible from
air photos, private facilities with a history of public "permissive" use.
If OSM encourages others to use the OSM data base.. why cannot they add
data that is 'private' to them?
If renderers were not to render any access=private object then the
general public would not be aware of these 'private' objects and
those who want them may enter them and configure there own render to
show 'their' data alongside OSM data.
One idea is to only map stuff that is 'publicly viewable'. Some define
this as 'from a public place' such as a street. However with satellite
views being publicly available then mapping things that are not viewable
from a public street becomes possible with more accuracy than that of a
visual estimation from a public street.
I think that mapping stuff that is not usefull, in some way, is a waste
of time, public stuff or private stuff. If a person with authority wants
to map private stuff .. then I think that is OK. The key is the authority.
And then the definition of 'private' is?
Are Universities 'private'? Are bicycle repair stations inside
university grounds private?
Are private swimming pools in backyards to be mapped as they may be used
in an emergency to fight fires?
The boundaries between private and public are grey ... and then their is
community emergency use. Murky waters.
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