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Kids prepare to be amazed! Well, I am - I am waiting for the mapping professionals to join the discussions here. Eugene, I agree he doesn't know how OSM actually works. It works for us but the guy find it hard to fit OSM in his craft.<br>
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The level of accuracy he wanted is not really practical for OSM. If we can have data as accurate as what he is wanted then why not add it to OSM.<br>
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Best,<br>
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murlwe<br>
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<-----Original Message-----> <br>
>From: Eugene Alvin Villar [seav80@gmail.com]<br>
>Sent: 11/9/2009 8:48:58 PM<br>
>To: talk-ph@openstreetmap.org<br>
>Subject: Re: [talk-ph] OSM and mapping professionals<br>
><br>
>Hi guys,<br>
><br>
>In case you weren't aware, there was a very lively discussion over at the<br>
>Mapping Mindanao blog where a mapping professional suggested that local OSM<br>
>mappers invite people like him to talk about mapping knowledge and how mapping<br>
>amateurs (i.e. OSMers) need to be aware about basic mapping fundamentals.<br>
>http://mapping.ideacampdavao.com/2009/07/davao-mapping-party-post-party-report.html<br>
><br>
>I'll just leave you guys to read the 42-comments-long thread there. Please don't<br>
>reply anymore there because it was decided that the discussion be moved here<br>
>(use this e-mail!).<br>
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>Up to now, I'm still trying to ascertain where exactly he is coming from since I<br>
>don't think he understands how OSM has made mapping into a successful<br>
>crowd-sourced project. As far as I understand, the central point boils down to a<br>
>matter of accuracy in georeferencing. He seems to imply that OSM data is not<br>
>useful in his industry since it isn't properly collected (being primarily<br>
>collected using consumer-grade GPS devices).<br>
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>Cheers,<br>
>Eugene / seav
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