On Saturday 18 December 2010 00:48:17 Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:26:05 -0600 > > Toby Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > > What makes you think this is an extract? Did you try scrolling over > > to Europe? > > snip > > > > If > > > Mapquest wanted to show off the usefulness of OSM data, wouldnt you > > > be using data from Europe or Asia, or for that matter, any place > > > where a bulk of the data was imported directly from a public db > > > (TIGER). > > > > > > David > > I agree with David, that this shows a view of the world which is > distorted, ignoring Asia where most humans actually reside, and ignoring > Africa at the same time. > A useful thing would be an honest comparison of what is available > through Mapquest through their original sources of data, and what is > available if Mapquest uses OSM.
If you had used your spectacles while reading in stead of scissors, then you might have noticed you cut out this link: http://open.mapquest.in/ If you still don't want to click on it, I'll give you a hint: .in stands for India. Some quote from Mark Twain comes to mind. -- m.v.g., Cartinus _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
