<div dir="auto">That sounds promising! <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Do you think you could ask the person you're communicating with to issue a formal letter of release / permission letter from Strava to the OSMF, for the use of their hi-res tiles.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">/Erwin</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 16, 2019, 16:12 <<a href="mailto:pangose@riseup.net">pangose@riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi<br>
<br>
This is very good news!<br>
<br>
I updated the wiki. Lets integrate this in our editors.<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
pangoSE<br>
<br>
<br>
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From: Rodrigo Davies <<a href="mailto:rdavies@strava.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rdavies@strava.com</a>><br>
Sent: November 16, 2019 6:59:19 AM GMT+01:00<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:pangose@riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">pangose@riseup.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:pangose@riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">pangose@riseup.net</a>><br>
Subject: Re: Permission to trace from heatmap<br>
<br>
Hi pangoSE,<br>
<br>
I chatted with our geo team and we don’t currently see a problem with you<br>
continuing this practice. We’re big fans of OSM.<br>
<br>
Out of interest, are you aware of this tool?<br>
<a href="http://strava.github.io/iD/#background=Bing&map=17.00/-110.02947/53.27094" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://strava.github.io/iD/#background=Bing&map=17.00/-110.02947/53.27094</a><br>
<br>
Best<br>
Rodrigo<br>
<br>
<br>
—<br>
Rodrigo Davies<br>
Senior Product Manager, Metro<br>
Strava | San Francisco, USA<br>
<br>
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> From: <<a href="mailto:pangose@riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">pangose@riseup.net</a>><br>
> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 at 21:39<br>
> Subject: Permission to trace from heatmap<br>
> To: <<a href="mailto:tknights@strava.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tknights@strava.com</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
> Hi 😃<br>
><br>
> I would love to improve OSM by tracing missing paths from your heatmap.<br>
> Are you willing to permit this to OSM users?<br>
><br>
> Currently OSM is the best outdoor map in Sweden but unfortunately a lot of<br>
> paths is still missing in my area.<br>
> I would love to use your heatmap to help me trace and visit new paths and<br>
> add them to the map.<br>
><br>
> Note that in 2014 we got the permission from Paul Mach, Former Director of<br>
> Strava Labs:<br>
> "<a href="https://twitter.com/paulmach/status/455182880306905088" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/paulmach/status/455182880306905088</a><br>
> Guillaume Rischard: «OK to use heatmap in JOSM editor?»<br>
> Paul Mach, Former Director of Strava Labs: «Feel free to use the heatmap<br>
> tiles for any map editing»<br>
> 13 apr 2014"<br>
><br>
> I believe that this is win-win situation for Strava and OSM. Strava could<br>
> increase their brand recognition and realize better quality maps if this<br>
> were permitted. A lot of OSM-contributors are potential Strava users also.<br>
> There are literally millions of OSM contributors.<br>
><br>
> I look forward to you response and hope that you will give back to the<br>
> community by allowing this use of the wonderful heatmap.<br>
><br>
> Cheers<br>
> pangoSE<br>
><br>
-- <br>
<br>
Rodrigo Davies<br>
Team Lead / Product Manager<br>
San Francisco, CA | U.S.A<br>
<br>
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