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Re:Facebook acquires Mapillary by tjoff on Sunday June 21, 2020 @01:26PM (#23593520)
Not sure I understand, google maps predates street view by many years and the street view becomes obsolete quite quick.

Doesn't seem that important (for maps).

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Re:Facebook acquires Mapillary by nelgaard on Sunday June 21, 2020 @10:06PM (#23596860)
Yes, but how good was Google maps back then. I use Mapillary to e.g., add speed limits to OpenStreetmap.

One-ways streets, road surfaces, sidewalks, lighting, oneways, shops and restaurants, turn restrictions, max heights below bridges, etc, are stuff that to a large extent come from Mapillary.

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Re:Facebook acquires Mapillary by tjoff on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:06PM (#23603526)
It was fantastic!

Driving wasn't available and that is what I would miss the most. But it isn't dependent on street view either.

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