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Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by blazespin on Saturday May 27, 2017 @02:39PM (#14431280)
Does that data go open source or are you paid for it?
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Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by zapt02 on Saturday May 27, 2017 @02:42PM (#14431289)
Neither. But as I use Google Maps almost every day, I feel it's beneficial to both Google and me to improve the map quality.
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Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by BatFastard on Saturday May 27, 2017 @02:53PM (#14431358)
Agreed. Even if its owned by Google.
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Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by snthd on Saturday May 27, 2017 @05:57PM (#14432140)
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_Map_Maker
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Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by comex on Saturday May 27, 2017 @02:42PM (#14431297)
No and no, although there is a points system with some meager benefits:

https://www.google.com/local/guides/benefits/

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