On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Bryce Nesbitt <[email protected]>wrote:
> To date OSM is run by a group of mappers that caters to mappers. There is > an unlikely but burning desire to somehow turn more ordinary muggles into > mappers. It is as if the map was meant to be made, not used: > and it's working. Of the people I talk to and show OpenStreetMap, the > vast majority have never even heard of it, and that includes land > management, GIS professionals, teachers and engineers all who could in > theory be interested. > > What would drive more mapping would in fact be more passive users: some > percentage will survive the test of fire on the tagging list and become > mappers. OSM could offer high quality print exports, or > one-click embeddable maps, or a dozen other compelling services. But > someone would have to pay for all that bandwidth and user support, in order > to glean a few more true believer mappers. > I think you just created OSM new tag line, "OSM is meant to be made, not used" Adding muggle useable features would certainly be a step in the right direction. -- Clifford OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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