I do hope he becomes an OSM convert. Several friends I have in the geospatial industry, have the same initial reaction. But I know some are using OSM data already.
@murlwe, he seems to be based in Mindanao so it would be good if you can have a meet-up. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Marloue Pidor <mur...@mail2engineer.com> wrote: > Kids prepare to be amazed! Well, I am - I am waiting for the mapping > professionals to join the discussions here. Eugene, I agree he doesn't know > how OSM actually works. It works for us but the guy find it hard to fit OSM > in his craft. > > The level of accuracy he wanted is not really practical for OSM. If we can > have data as accurate as what he is wanted then why not add it to OSM. > > > Best, > > > murlwe > > <-----Original Message-----> >>From: Eugene Alvin Villar [sea...@gmail.com] >>Sent: 11/9/2009 8:48:58 PM >>To: talk-ph@openstreetmap.org >>Subject: Re: [talk-ph] OSM and mapping professionals >> >>Hi guys, >> >>In case you weren't aware, there was a very lively discussion over at the >>Mapping Mindanao blog where a mapping professional suggested that local OSM >>mappers invite people like him to talk about mapping knowledge and how >> mapping >>amateurs (i.e. OSMers) need to be aware about basic mapping fundamentals. >>http://mapping.ideacampdavao.com/2009/07/davao-mapping-party-post-party-report.html >> >>I'll just leave you guys to read the 42-comments-long thread there. Please >> don't >>reply anymore there because it was decided that the discussion be moved >> here >>(use this e-mail!). >> >>Up to now, I'm still trying to ascertain where exactly he is coming from >> since I >>don't think he understands how OSM has made mapping into a successful >>crowd-sourced project. As far as I understand, the central point boils down >> to a >>matter of accuracy in georeferencing. He seems to imply that OSM data is >> not >>useful in his industry since it isn't properly collected (being primarily >>collected using consumer-grade GPS devices). >> >> >>Cheers, >>Eugene / seav > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get the Free email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com > Unlimited Email Storage – POP3 – Calendar – SMS – Translator – Much More! > > _______________________________________________ > talk-ph mailing list > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
