i made a report on the acquisition of tom-tom by tele-atlas. a month or so ago.
the advantage in this would be that the users could update information on the spot, as geographics don't change much, but traffic situations do. apparently tom-tom might get open source towards the cartographers. it would benefit them, and the users. p On 9/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Send ubuntu-be mailing list submissions to > ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-be digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: garmin&gps (Amedee Van Gasse) > 2. Re: garmin&gps (wannes) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:03:33 +0200 (CEST) > From: "Amedee Van Gasse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] garmin&gps > To: "Ubuntu Belgium" <ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com> > Cc: ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > > On Mon, September 10, 2007 20:46, Peter Stuart wrote: > > is the issue here also concerning the > > open sourcing of cartography? > > are companies like tele-atlas > > open source or not? > > i might have a talk > > with those guys > > if it is not. > > What is the issue with the cartography? I don't know enough on the > subject. > * Most of cartography is well known mathematics. > * The actual map data is copyrighted material, just like a book or a piece > of software. > * If a cartography company wants to ask ??? for their map data, I don't > see any problem with that? They made the investment: photograpghy, > measurements, image processing software,... > * If you want free maps, anyone can make (new) maps. You're just not > allowed to copy existing maps. > > -- > Amedee > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:15:29 +0200 > From: wannes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] garmin&gps > To: "Ubuntu Belgium" <ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > 2007/9/11, Amedee Van Gasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > What is the issue with the cartography? I don't know enough on the > subject. > > <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/FAQ> > > > * Most of cartography is well known mathematics. > > * The actual map data is copyrighted material, just like a book or a > piece > > of software. > > Sounds reasonable. > > > * If a cartography company wants to ask ??? for their map data, I don't > > see any problem with that? They made the investment: photograpghy, > > measurements, image processing software,... > > Sounds reasonable. But the same goes for software company's. Why are > some company's charging for their software, and some are providing > their software free of charge under some non-restrictive license? > > Openstreetmap is providing map-data free of charge, under a > CC-license. That way, anyone can use the data, and not only the > $$$-people. > > > * If you want free maps, anyone can make (new) maps. You're just not > > allowed to copy existing maps. > > That's exactly what openstreetmap is doing. Walking/driving/cycling > around with a GPS, using aerial photography, ... > > I encourage anyone with a GPS-device to get an Openstreetmap account > and start mapping their area. Any mapping done, even if it's only a > little, would be great! :-) > > -- > wannes > > ------------------------------ > > -- > ubuntu-be mailing list > ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > > > End of ubuntu-be Digest, Vol 19, Issue 13 > ***************************************** > -- Linux usr #206738 Linux Counter http://counter.li.org
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