On 29 January 2013 10:52, Martin Koppenhoefer <[email protected]> wrote: > 2013/1/29 Floris Looijesteijn <[email protected]>: >> Hey all, >> >> The Wall Street Journal and other news has this breaking news: >> >> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578271201719130798.html >> >> Normally I try to refrain from Google bashing, but this is just a matter of >> good PR on Google's side. >> >> Our map is a zillion times better than Google Maps: >> >> http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemap&lon=125.7375&lat=39.03865&zoom=12 >> (left is OpenStreetMap, right is Google Maps) > > > I wanted to comment on the article but unfortunately it seems as if > you are required to be a subscriber to their newspaper in order to > comment.
I tried that too and gave up. However, it's also covered by CNN (edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/tech/north-korea-google-maps/index.html) and I left a comment there. It's currently in the moderation queue but I would encourage others to leave a comment there too. Another article is at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/Google-unveils-detailed-map-of-North-Korea/index.html Finally, there's also a discussion on Reddit at http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/17gy1m/google_unveils_detailed_map_of_north_korea/ currently with a small mention of OpenStreetMap Matt _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
