On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 3:25 PM Glen Scott <pave...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it a concern that they keep referring to Bing imagery "We will also > use Bing imagery to ensure there are no missing roads". In the parts I've > looked at, some roads on Bing just don't exist any more! Bing is good for > coastline where there has been no human development, but not good for > anything else. Using Bing imagery to check for roads will create the > classic GPS nav problem - OLD DATA = WRONG WAY! > It is definitely a concern to use any old and outdated imagery, not just Bing. But based on experience, Bing usually has the best alignment out of all the available satellite imagery so it makes sense to refer to Bing (at first). But any good remote mapper worth their salt should check other imagery as well to (hopefully) avoid mapping outdated roads and features.
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