i put them as a source i used a ruler on there map.
>Saturday, June 13, 2020 10:20 AM -05:00 from Mateusz Konieczny via talk ><t...@openstreetmap.org>: > > > > >Jun 13, 2020, 16:59 by eric.lad...@gmail.com: >>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 < >>talk-us@openstreetmap.org > 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 < >>>>talk-us@openstreetmap.org >: >>>> >>>>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 talk-us@openstreetmap.org : >>>>>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 >>>>Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>>>https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Talk-us mailing list >>>Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>>https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> >> >>-- >>Eric Ladner > >_______________________________________________ >talk mailing list >t...@openstreetmap.org >https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
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