[OSM-dev] USGS fork of OpenStreetMap

[Richard Weait]

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Andy Allan <gravitystorm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Eric Wolf <ebwolf at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Folks,
>> An initial project has started at the USGS to explore using the OSM stack to
>> facilitate our data integration and, eventually, involve more user generated
>> content

> I just wanted to comment on your terminology - you aren't really
> creating a "fork" of the OpenStreetMap project. There are now a
> multitude of projects that use the OpenStreetMap software tools and/or
> methodologies to achieve different mapping goals, often without
> touching any mapping data from the OSM project.

And it is wonderful that you are finding the OSM stack useful for your project.