On 8/23/07, Keith Sharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > There is an article in this weeks New Scientist (25 August 2007, Page > 28)[1] about a 3D model of London created by the Centre for Advanced > Spatial Awareness (CASA)[2] at University College London. Apparently > the model was to be integrated with Google Earth but the data was > derived for the OS MasterMap and Google was unable to agree licencing > terms with the OS. According to the article Google wanted to pay a > fixed fee but the OS was was looking to use their standard terms based > on how many people access the data. > > >From an OSM point of view there are two good things about this article: > > 1) OSM is explicitly mentioned in the article as a challenger to the > current OS business model.
With a quote from Steve Coast appearing in the box-out too - double value. This is the kind of stuff we want in every article about the incumbents. Cheers, Andy > 2) It is publicity about the problems with the OS attitude to data and > in a widely read, respected, magazine. > > The article, though short, is well worth a read. There are some great > quotes about the OS being a dinosaur and failing to adapt to Web 2.0. > There also seems to be coverage in the Guardian, I don't know if it > mentions OSM. > > Keith. > > [1] > http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19526184.600-virtual-london-shelved-in-row-over-map-costs.html > [2] http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb > _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
