Metro also uses Belga as source, and also mentions Google Earth, though this article does mention OSM too.
http://nl.metrotime.be/2016/04/16/news/ruim-200-vrijwilligers-brengen-eiland-in-kivu-meer-in-kaart/ So it looks like De Zondag abbreviated the message from Belga a bit, and left out the lesser known name "OSM", in favour of keeping the name Google Earth. 2016-04-17 18:48 GMT+02:00 Jo <[email protected]>: > Apparently this seems to be an important point to remember when talking to > the press. Could we write a short general press communiqué stressing these > important points? No relation whatsoever with anything Google (even > stressing we can't use their imagery or streetview for the creation of our > data) seems to be the most important issue. > > Apparently journalists seem to think immediately of Google Maps when they > hear the term Missing Maps. > > Jo > > 2016-04-17 18:16 GMT+02:00 Marc Gemis <[email protected]>: > >> De Belga text also mentions Google Earth, the universities and Missing >> Maps. No OpenStreetMap. (see article in De Zondag) >> >> On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Ruben Maes <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Sunday 17 April 2016 18:05:29, Jo: >> >> Ruben, we're creating a press release: >> >> >> >> https://hackpad.com/Press-release-E4GFhbj0rKg# >> >> >> >> In the Dutch version I included a way for people who missed the event >> to >> >> get involved from home by pointing them to a fresh Swaziland project. >> If we >> >> decide to include this, it still needs to be translated back to the >> French >> >> version. >> >> >> >> Do you think this is a good idea? You can write a mail to VTM, but they >> >> can't unbroadcast that footage. So maybe we should focus on getting the >> >> information out correctly where it still is possible. On the one hand >> it's >> >> great that we got ad hoc coverage, but there are disadvantages to >> >> everything. >> >> >> >> Jo >> > >> > That's better, I'll just keep quiet. They're just trying to do their >> job. I got a bit too mad when I saw the footage. >> > >> > Ruben >> > >> >> 2016-04-17 17:56 GMT+02:00 Ruben Maes <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> > Sunday 17 April 2016 17:47:06, Marc Gemis: >> >> > > I wished they had labeled me as "OpenStreetMap Vrijwilliger" ipv >> enkel >> >> > > "Vrijwilliger". :-/ >> >> > >> >> > :( >> >> > >> >> > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Ruben Maes <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > > > Wow, even on the 1PM "Journaal": >> >> > >> http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/videozone/programmas/journaal/2.43814?video=1.2630443 >> >> > > > >> >> > > > Technically, they violated OSM's copyright. They showed our maps >> and >> >> > didn't say OpenStreetMap once. I was actually hoping to hear Wim De >> Vilder >> >> > say "OpenStreetMap" :p >> >> > >> >> > VTM went further: they mentioned neither OpenStreetMap nor "missing >> maps", >> >> > and showed the tasking manager on Google Earth with attribution >> (which >> >> > oddly makes me pretty mad). People don't have a clue that they can >> help at >> >> > home. >> >> > >> >> > I'm going to contact them. >> > -- >> > This message is OpenPGP signed. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Talk-be mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > >
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