Off the top of my head: - A wide collection of existing tools (rendering, checking, visualisations, etc). Actually I see you said toolchain. - Still up to date, potentially within minutes. The OS data can help us get to a 'finished' point, and focus on updating. Especially with changing things like shops, that the OS don't have. Response to disasters in the UK? - People to go to the pub with. Oh, I mean community and the stuff that brings beyond friends who can bake cakes.
I'm sure I thought of something else 10 seconds ago. For now I will go with: OSM also offers a daily glossy magazine "Steve" to foundation members. :) On 1 April 2010 01:18, Tom Chance <[email protected]> wrote: > There's lots of interesting discussion about what we might do with the > opened Ordnance Survey data, but I think we need to get one thing straight > immediately: what do we tell the outside world if anyone asks, "does this > mean OSM is redundant?" > > A very simple line, something like: > > The OS data could make a useful contribution towards OpenStreetMap, which > in addition already offers: > - A wider variety of data such as cycle networks and parking, public > transport data, public and private amenities, and much more > - A toolchain to help people edit, download, analyse, print, render and > otherwise use the data > - Global coverage, integrating OS data with data imported from a number of > other national mapping agencies > > Any advances? > > Tom > > -- > http://tom.acrewoods.net http://twitter.com/tom_chance > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > -- Gregory [email protected] http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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