Hi I really doubt that foursquare will release their data "for free". See eg. this blog [1]. But you'll never find out until somebody asks directly...
Yours, S. [1] http://apb.directionsmag.com/entry/foursquare-news-user-can-edit-osm-maps-and-get-more-ads/342939 2013/8/2 Martin Koppenhoefer <[email protected]>: > > > > 2013/8/2 Lester Caine <[email protected]> >> >> [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> is there a way to share foursqure data with osm? Do foursquare users >>> release all >>> right to entered data to forusquare? If so, then foursquare could (if >>> they >>> decided so) release that data to OSM community, right? >> >> >> ? >> "which leads directly to OpenStreetMap’s web editor at the right location, >> where they can join OSM and make updates" >> They are being signed up directly to OSM ... >> > > > yes, but Valent's question is still interesting: it would be great to have > foursquares data released under ODbL or provided with explicit permission to > import into osm (but I doubt they are planning to do so in the next time, in > the end besides their community the data is their asset). > > cheers, > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
