I don't get why the assumption is this is copying from Google. It sure looks like this user lives in the area, and has likely seen this interchange in person, or maybe read about it in the news or something. It would not be too much of a stretch for someone to sketch in the new roads based on other sources. Regardless, the idea I just gave, like the original post, is speculation. If you're concerned, contact the user directly FIRST, as suggested here: <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FAQ#I_think_someone.27s_been_entering_copyrighted_data_-_how_do_we_deal_with_that.3F">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FAQ#I_think_someone.27s_been_entering_copyrighted_data_-_how_do_we_deal_with_that.3F</a><br>
<br>Cheers, Brad<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:18 AM, James Mast <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rickmastfan67@hotmail.com" target="_blank">rickmastfan67@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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The user who added the interchange has no GPS traces listed for his account.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br> <br>--James<br></font></span><div class="hm HOEnZb"> <br></div><div><div class="hm HOEnZb"><div>
</div><hr>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:05:52 -0600<br>From: <a href="mailto:claysmalley@gmail.com" target="_blank">claysmalley@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:rickmastfan67@hotmail.com" target="_blank">rickmastfan67@hotmail.com</a><br>
CC: <a href="mailto:talk-us@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a></div><div class="im"><br>Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Possible coping from Google Maps<br><br></div><div><div class="h5"><p dir="ltr">
If I weren't confined to my phone right now, I'd check it myself, but are there any GPS tracks along the new interchange? </p>
<div>On Feb 20, 2013 9:58 PM, "James Mast" <<a href="mailto:rickmastfan67@hotmail.com" target="_blank">rickmastfan67@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote style="padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
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I just happened to spot a place where there is a possible coping from Google Maps.<br> <br><a href="http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemapmaker&lon=-75.5301&lat=40.07484&zoom=16" target="_blank">http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemapmaker&lon=-75.5301&lat=40.07484&zoom=16</a><br>
<br>While it doesn't look exact on the curves, the places where the ramps start/end/merge seems to be an exact match to Google's. The only reason I'm bringing this up is because of Bing Imagery not even showing the construction, let along the completion, of this new interchange on the PA Turnpike (I-76).<br>
<br>This interchange was added in Changeset 14937179. - <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/14937179" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/14937179</a><br> <br>Anybody else have a comment on this changeset. Also, anybody who has previous experence with the user that did this change be willing to contact him?<br>
<br>--James<br> </div></div>
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