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Re:How sheep with cameras got some tiny islands onto Google ... by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @11:47AM (#15644936)
OpenStreetCam is actually a project by Telenav, not part of OSM per se. However, as Telenav built their business on top of OSM data and their staff are real OSM anoraks, it was envisioned as a way to contribute more data to OSM.
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Re:How sheep with cameras got some tiny islands onto Google ... by quadrangle on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @01:48PM (#15646263)
correct me if I'm wrong, but I also had the impression that the OpenStreetCam data was licensed in a way that is at least a lot better for the public than Google's totally restricted proprietary terms…
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Re:How sheep with cameras got some tiny islands onto Google ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @04:05PM (#15647636)
This is correct. The OpenStreetCam license is superior to that of both Google Street View and Mapillary.
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Re:How sheep with cameras got some tiny islands onto Google ... by quadrangle on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @11:42PM (#15649948)
The Mapillary situation seems complex. What's clear is that volunteers shouldn't be assisting Google get still further ahead of the more open alternatives.
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Re:How sheep with cameras got some tiny islands onto Google ... by toomuchtodo on Thursday November 09, 2017 @11:27AM (#15663686)
In my opinion, volunteers shouldn't be assisting any effort that doesn't end up with their contributions available under a liberal open license.
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