Jun 13, 2020, 16:59 by [email protected]: > Yeah, be careful with Google Maps. It's owned and created by a company and > if you copy from it and they can prove it, they could sue the OSM Foundation > into oblivion. They used to even have their OWN satellites to obtain > imagery. That's serious money. > That is not the main problem. Main problem is that it goes our own fundamental rules. Mappers must not use other maps* even if whoever hold copyright is unable to sue for some reason. And "they can prove it" part may be misleading - you are not allowed to copy even if you think that you can hide the copying so that noone will notice it. *that is more complicated, we are must not copyrighted data on incompatible licenes - but if you are unsure what it means do not use other maps and ask for help before doing this > > Typically, with local edits, I put "Local knowledge" as the source. Sounds > more highbrow than "my eyeballs". > I usually put survey/memory depending on how recent my data is. > IMO, if somebody is challenging one of your local edits, if they are not > local also, they should be told as much and sent on their way - UNLESS it's > something that relates to a mapping standard or best practice. Then, learn > from your mistakes and move on. > +1 > On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:32 AM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us <> > [email protected]> > wrote: > >> this was a tool on the map that measured distance. >> Have you copied that map? I am unsure how the distance measuring tool relates to "why are you telling me I can not use google as a map source"? >> >> >>> Saturday, June 13, 2020 9:29 AM -05:00 from Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-us >>> <>>> [email protected]>>> >: >>> >>> You are not allowed to use Google Maps as source. >>> >>> Have you used Google Maps to edit OSM? >>> >>> "since all the maps on OSM are old news like in my local area 7 months old." >>> >>> FYI, world is larger than your local area. >>> >>> >>> Jun 13, 2020, 16:08 by >>> [email protected]>>> : >>> >>>> If you people want me to prove my edit by adding a source, and a person >>>> from the data group as an editor, >>>> >>>> asks me to prove it, and i redo my edit and he does not get back to me, >>>> why are you telling me I can not use >>>> >>>> google as a map source, since all the maps on OSM are old news. like in my >>>> local area 7 months old. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-us mailing list >>> [email protected] <http:///compose?To=talk%[email protected]> >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> > > > -- > Eric Ladner >
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