Re: [Talk-GB] Govt should pressure Google to release data

2018-11-26 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi Gregory, Leigh has expanded a bit on twitter: https://twitter.com/ldodds/status/1066233917722845184 I think their argument is that some big tech companies are already sharing back (e.g. into OSM) and this should be seen as the standard approach. This becomes particularly true when big tech has

Re: [Talk-GB] Govt should pressure Google to release data

2018-11-26 Thread Mark Goodge
On 26/11/2018 12:07, Gregory Marler wrote: The ODI have called on the government to pressure Google, Uber, Apple into releaseing "mapping data" https://theodi.org/article/we-call-on-the-government-to-work-with-google-apple-and-uber-to-publish-more-map-data-and-support-the-uks-emerging-techno

[Talk-GB] Govt should pressure Google to release data

2018-11-26 Thread Gregory Marler
The ODI have called on the government to pressure Google, Uber, Apple into releaseing "mapping data" https://theodi.org/article/we-call-on-the-government-to-work-with-google-apple-and-uber-to-publish-more-map-data-and-support-the-uks-emerging-technologies/ This got a fair amount of media attention