[OSM-dev] curves

[Stefan de Konink]

Andy Robinson (blackadder) schreef:
> Frederik Ramm wrote:
>> Sent: 03 January 2008 4:53 PM
>> To: Robert (Jamie) Munro
>> Cc: dev Openstreetmap
>> Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] curves
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>>> What people think about explicitly supporting curves as a part of
>>>> geometry model? This way we can model the world better.
>>> When I suggested this before, someone said it was patented, possibly by
>>> either NavTeq or TeleAtlas,
>> Navteq seem to have a patent on using Bezier curves for road network
>> representation or something. It was on the lists here.
> 
> Try this for size:
> 
> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7007011.html

Are algorithms in the UK patentable?


Stefan