On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Frederik Ramm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > >> For the last few months I've been wondering if OSM isn't more of a >> software project than a database. > > An interesting aspect.
What I actually find interesting is that OSM as a project has subsequently lead to develeopment spurts in related projects, like Mapnik, OpenLayers, Marble (to greater or lesser extent) and all sorts of routing and mapping programs written from scratch. Mobile applications are also starting to appear. So to me it seems the dataset is a catalyst for a huge about of programming work. Basically, open-source GIS is waking up due to the availability of the dataset.... Have a nice day, -- Martijn van Oosterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://svana.org/kleptog/ _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
