Re:OpenStreetMap charts a controversial new direction
by pcthrowaway on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:17PM
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I was replying to the Pokemon capture points added to OSM being considered vandalism.
Re:OpenStreetMap charts a controversial new direction
by spaethnl on Saturday February 20, 2021 @11:02AM
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I think the issue was that Pokemon Go used certain types of map elements as their Pokemon capture points, e.g., Landmarks, or something. People weren't adding "Pokemon capture points", they were adding non-existent Landmarks so that they could be imported to the game for their own advantage.
Re:OpenStreetMap charts a controversial new direction
by pcthrowaway on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:21PM
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Ahh, thanks for explaining. That's definitely an abuse of the service
I don't know anything about mapping public Wifi access, like in shopping centres.
What I meant is that already some people feel like their city and a 30km radius around it is "their area" and they want to control what and how things get mapped there. It can lead to heated and emotional discussions, we are people after all :) If a big company with lots of human resources would do this, there is hardly any fighting back.