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<P><FONT SIZE=2>According to Real Ed Parsons (via AllPointsBlog) it only includes the moved addresses, not the MapMaker.<BR>
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James Fee<BR>
RSP Architects<BR>
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From: dev-bounces@openstreetmap.org <dev-bounces@openstreetmap.org><BR>
To: Openstreetmap Dev list <dev@openstreetmap.org><BR>
Sent: Mon Jun 30 21:12:42 2008<BR>
Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] Google Map Maker<BR>
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Finally some concrete information about Google's Map Maker strategy.<BR>
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"Google Signs Five Year Map Agreement with Tele Atlas":<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_batyqsincw">http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_batyqsincw</A><BR>
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That definitely blows my best-case scenario out of the water, but in<BR>
an ironic way I think it is still a good development. It provides us<BR>
with something real to compete against. That makes it easier to<BR>
identify weak spots and increases motivation to work on them.<BR>
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Because contrary to Google, OpenStreetMap does not chronically depend<BR>
on add revenue, it has three strategic advantages:<BR>
1 - it can give anyone access to all data, in any format<BR>
2 - it can distribute hosting and serving of this data (Tiles@home is<BR>
a good example)<BR>
3 - it can collaborate with as many partners as it wants (I don't<BR>
think Google can easily expand its Tele Altas deal to other map<BR>
providers.)<BR>
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But it is not enough to just tell people how good it is that their<BR>
data is free (Freedom v.s. beer); we have to prove it!<BR>
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So I'll get back to work now and help with that :-)<BR>
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Sjors<BR>
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