Hi, You may find more discussion of this topic on this OSM help page: > > https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/710/can-i-use-google-streetview-to-help-create-maps
I see many people agree that we can use the images to access reality. This does not mean we're using the images themselves, which is copyrighted work. > Also, somebody has asked Google regarding Street View. Here is Ed Parsons' > answer: "Checking the odd street names is OK. But every street name I > would suggest > >* would represent a bulk feed."* With all due respect, this is plain wrong. Anyone who dealt with databases know that a bulk load is an automated insertion of copious ammount of data. Browsing photos to manually write down signs and house numbers is far from bulk load. > And "bulk feed" refers to the Terms of Service: 2(e) [You may not] use > the Products in a manner that gives you or any other > >* person access to mass downloads or bulk feeds of any Content, > including but *>* not limited to numerical latitude or longitude > coordinates, imagery, and *>* visible map data * Hope that helps. It says "imagery". I'm not telling to download and use the images elsewhere. Reading a sign in SV photos and taking a note is different from copying them. I'm still not convinced. thanks, Paulo
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