Well, I'm sending him a message right now asking him about this. Will update this when/if I get a message back from him. Also, I just downloaded the GPS tracks in that area, and none of them are along the new interchange ramps. And the reason I got the possible assumption is that some of the same possible bugs for this interchange in OSM are also present in Google (and Google had it first). I've seen plans for this interchange (but can't find them online anymore and didn't have them downloaded in the past when they were online). Also, take a look at the start of the WB off-ramp. Look how the highway turns sharp right at almost in the same place in both Google and OSM. Never seen a ramp do that before on the PA Turnpike, and that was the first thing that led me to think something was off big time. Just wish people would add changeset info when they upload changes. Would be easier to keep track of stuff and sources to be honest. Kinda wish JOSM would prevent "empty" changeset descriptions. Something is better than nothing I guess. --James. Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:21:38 -0600 From: brad.neuhau...@gmail.com To: rickmastfa...@hotmail.com CC: claysmal...@gmail.com; talk-us@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Possible coping from Google Maps I don't get why the assumption is this is copying from Google. It sure looks like this user lives in the area, and has likely seen this interchange in person, or maybe read about it in the news or something. It would not be too much of a stretch for someone to sketch in the new roads based on other sources. Regardless, the idea I just gave, like the original post, is speculation. If you're concerned, contact the user directly FIRST, as suggested here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FAQ#I_think_someone.27s_been_entering_copyrighted_data_-_how_do_we_deal_with_that.3F Cheers, Brad On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:18 AM, James Mast <rickmastfa...@hotmail.com> wrote: The user who added the interchange has no GPS traces listed for his account. --James Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:05:52 -0600 From: claysmal...@gmail.com To: rickmastfa...@hotmail.com CC: talk-us@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Possible coping from Google Maps If I weren't confined to my phone right now, I'd check it myself, but are there any GPS tracks along the new interchange? On Feb 20, 2013 9:58 PM, "James Mast" <rickmastfa...@hotmail.com> wrote: I just happened to spot a place where there is a possible coping from Google Maps. http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemapmaker&lon=-75.5301&lat=40.07484&zoom=16 While it doesn't look exact on the curves, the places where the ramps start/end/merge seems to be an exact match to Google's. The only reason I'm bringing this up is because of Bing Imagery not even showing the construction, let along the completion, of this new interchange on the PA Turnpike (I-76). This interchange was added in Changeset 14937179. - http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/14937179 Anybody else have a comment on this changeset. Also, anybody who has previous experence with the user that did this change be willing to contact him? --James _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
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