because i was asked to change my edit based on my own ruler measurement, but it was just a ruler on google maps. >Saturday, June 13, 2020 10:42 AM -05:00 from Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-us ><[email protected]>: > >If you were not copying Google Maps then why you were using the ruler? > >Why using ruler on Google Maps would be even necessary? > >Jun 13, 2020, 17:31 by [email protected]: >>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 < >>>[email protected] >: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>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] >>>>>>https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Talk-us mailing list >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Eric Ladner >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>talk mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Talk-us mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
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