Re:OpenStreetMap charts a controversial new direction
by reaperducer on Friday February 19, 2021 @09:28PM
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One of the typical ways this manifests itself in reality is a dedicated local mapper adding or correcting a detail where they know that some common data sources are either wrong or out of date. At some point later a corporate mapper the other side of the planet working from imagery will come along and change it back to agree with the imagery they have, despite it being 4 years old
It's happened to me. Not just on maps, but on Wikipedia.
It's happened to me. Not just on maps, but on Wikipedia.