Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-30 Thread Janko Mihelić
Looks to me like the news is that "Google" has the data, not that the data is available. Oh well. Back to JOSM. Janko Mihelić ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-30 Thread Robert
On 13-01-29 13:11:34 CET, Kevin Peat wrote: > On 29 January 2013 10:58, Matt Williams wrote: > >> comment. > > > > I tried that too and gave up. However, it's also covered by CNN > > Also covered by the BBC (seems like no comments) and Map Maker also It also made it to Spiegel Online magazine (G

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-30 Thread Christian Quest
Hey Google... what about... Sarajevo ? Gaza ? Goré ? ... ;) Sarajevo: http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemap&lon=18.38325&lat=43.83595&zoom=13 Gaza: http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemap&lon=34.45762&lat=31.52649&zoom=14 Goré, Tchad (OSM EUROSHA* team mapping):

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread christian.pietz...@googlemail.com
I think it's mostly because of its popularity and the second thing is that MapMaker seems easier to handle than the OSM editing tools. I read about this a few minutes ago and as I compared GMaps with OSM i couldn't stand that they mapped the party founding monument more precisely. So I decided to

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Johan C
I still wonder why volunteers would contribute to a closed map instead of an open map. I agree Google is good in PR for Mapmaker. The question is how we will have good PR for OSM, with the goal to attract more active mappers. This might be a challenge for the CWG though. First brainstorm idear from

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Janko Mihelić
I too shall map Pyongyang for our brothers in North Korea (Best Korea). They have right hand driving there. That means this intersection is wrong in many ways: http://osm.org/go/55c9eXgZW- Janko Mihelić 2013/1/29 Gregory > > > On 29 January 2013 13:03, Pierre Béland wrote: > >> ok, >> >> Ther

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Gregory
On 29 January 2013 13:03, Pierre Béland wrote: > ok, > > There is very good Bing imagery over Phyongyang. > > What do you think, if we define a OSM Task Manager Job and ask OSM > contributors to map this in a few days. Then we write to the media and say > : watch us! > > > Pierre > If you task ma

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Pierre Béland
eat >Cc : osm >Envoyé le : Mardi 29 janvier 2013 7h19 >Objet : Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea! > > >the same in engadget.  >http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/28/google-posts-newly-detailed-north-korea-maps/ > > >Regards > &

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread IgnacioZ
the same in engadget. http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/28/google-posts-newly-detailed-north-korea-maps/ Regards On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Kevin Peat wrote: > On 29 January 2013 10:58, Matt Williams wrote: > >> comment. > > > > I tried that too and gave up. However, it's also covered by

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Kevin Peat
On 29 January 2013 10:58, Matt Williams wrote: >> comment. > > I tried that too and gave up. However, it's also covered by CNN Also covered by the BBC (seems like no comments) and Map Maker also got a good mention on BBC Radio 4 over breakfast this morning. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-212

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Matt Williams
On 29 January 2013 10:52, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > 2013/1/29 Floris Looijesteijn : >> 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 b

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/1/29 Floris Looijesteijn : > 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

[OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-29 Thread Floris Looijesteijn
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 Goo