[Talk-us] Bay Area Mapping Events
Dear All, Here is a list of mapping events in the upcoming weeks. This weekend: Feb 28th and Mar 1, 11am - 4pm, Berkeley Mapping Party! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Berkeley_Mapping_Party_Feb2009 Next Wednesday: Mappy Hour, social geo-focused event 5:45pm: short intro presentations at UMI 6:30pm: Drinks and discussion at 21st Amendment http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappy_Hour_Bay_Area Mar 14 & 15, San Francisco Mapping Party http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mapping_Party_Mar2009 Cheers, Sarah ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Public Domain Non-GPS Data Question
This is still treacherous ground. Say you compared Yahoo and Microsoft - and they had the same name. It doesn't matter - the real owner of the copyright to that data is Navteq; it's still a single source, and you could still be caught by copy traps. It's always better to rely on sources without copyright ambiguities.From: Hilton Long To: talk-us@openstreetmap.orgSent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:14:18 AMSubject: Re: [Talk-us] Public Domain Non-GPS Data Question This discussion about facts versus “creative spark” relates to a question I raised earlier about street names, which may only be available on commercial databases like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft “Live Earth”. I propose that when Google and Yahoo agree that the name of the street is “Main Street”, it is a fact, and no longer possesses that “creative spark” that might exist if somebody creating an easter egg spelled it “Maine Street”. The counties or municipalities may not have the data in a convenient form, and street signs may not exist. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Public Domain Non-GPS Data Question
This discussion about facts versus "creative spark" relates to a question I raised earlier about street names, which may only be available on commercial databases like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft "Live Earth". I propose that when Google and Yahoo agree that the name of the street is "Main Street", it is a fact, and no longer possesses that "creative spark" that might exist if somebody creating an easter egg spelled it "Maine Street". The counties or municipalities may not have the data in a convenient form, and street signs may not exist. <>___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
