<div dir="ltr"><div>Metro also uses Belga as source, and also mentions Google Earth, though this article does mention OSM too.<br><br><a href="http://nl.metrotime.be/2016/04/16/news/ruim-200-vrijwilligers-brengen-eiland-in-kivu-meer-in-kaart/">http://nl.metrotime.be/2016/04/16/news/ruim-200-vrijwilligers-brengen-eiland-in-kivu-meer-in-kaart/</a><br><br></div>So it looks like De Zondag abbreviated the message from Belga a bit, and left out the lesser known name "OSM", in favour of keeping the name Google Earth.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-04-17 18:48 GMT+02:00 Jo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:winfixit@gmail.com" target="_blank">winfixit@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Apparently this seems to be an important point to remember when talking to the press. Could we write a short general press communiqué stressing these important points? No relation whatsoever with anything Google (even stressing we can't use their imagery or streetview for the creation of our data) seems to be the most important issue.<div><br></div><div>Apparently journalists seem to think immediately of Google Maps when they hear the term Missing Maps.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Jo</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-04-17 18:16 GMT+02:00 Marc Gemis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marc.gemis@gmail.com" target="_blank">marc.gemis@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">De Belga text also mentions Google Earth, the universities and Missing<br>
Maps. No OpenStreetMap. (see article in De Zondag)<br>
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On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Ruben Maes <<a href="mailto:ruben@janmaes.com" target="_blank">ruben@janmaes.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Sunday 17 April 2016 18:05:29, Jo:<br>
>> Ruben, we're creating a press release:<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="https://hackpad.com/Press-release-E4GFhbj0rKg#" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hackpad.com/Press-release-E4GFhbj0rKg#</a><br>
>><br>
>> In the Dutch version I included a way for people who missed the event to<br>
>> get involved from home by pointing them to a fresh Swaziland project. If we<br>
>> decide to include this, it still needs to be translated back to the French<br>
>> version.<br>
>><br>
>> Do you think this is a good idea? You can write a mail to VTM, but they<br>
>> can't unbroadcast that footage. So maybe we should focus on getting the<br>
>> information out correctly where it still is possible. On the one hand it's<br>
>> great that we got ad hoc coverage, but there are disadvantages to<br>
>> everything.<br>
>><br>
>> Jo<br>
><br>
> That's better, I'll just keep quiet. They're just trying to do their job. I got a bit too mad when I saw the footage.<br>
><br>
> Ruben<br>
><br>
>> 2016-04-17 17:56 GMT+02:00 Ruben Maes <<a href="mailto:ruben@janmaes.com" target="_blank">ruben@janmaes.com</a>>:<br>
>><br>
>> > Sunday 17 April 2016 17:47:06, Marc Gemis:<br>
>> > > I wished they had labeled me as "OpenStreetMap Vrijwilliger" ipv enkel<br>
>> > > "Vrijwilliger". :-/<br>
>> ><br>
>> > :(<br>
>> ><br>
>> > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Ruben Maes <<a href="mailto:ruben@janmaes.com" target="_blank">ruben@janmaes.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > > > Wow, even on the 1PM "Journaal":<br>
>> > <a href="http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/videozone/programmas/journaal/2.43814?video=1.2630443" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/videozone/programmas/journaal/2.43814?video=1.2630443</a><br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > Technically, they violated OSM's copyright. They showed our maps and<br>
>> > didn't say OpenStreetMap once. I was actually hoping to hear Wim De Vilder<br>
>> > say "OpenStreetMap" :p<br>
>> ><br>
>> > VTM went further: they mentioned neither OpenStreetMap nor "missing maps",<br>
>> > and showed the tasking manager on Google Earth with attribution (which<br>
>> > oddly makes me pretty mad). People don't have a clue that they can help at<br>
>> > home.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I'm going to contact them.<br>
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