Re:DigitalGlobe satellite imagery launch for OpenStreetMap
by vurpo on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @02:00AM
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How high up does the drone need to fly before taking pictures and publishing them is acceptable? I mean that's basically what these mapping satellites are: very high-flying drones taking pictures of the ground to be published online.
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Re:DigitalGlobe satellite imagery launch for OpenStreetMap
by londons_explore on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @07:25AM
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Person taking a photo out of an airplane: Allowed.
Person remote controlling a camera on an airplane: Not allowed.
We shouldn't be making laws saying a human can do something but a machine cannot. That leads to humans having pointless jobs simply because laws prevent the use of automation.