[OSM-newbies] Other uses for OSM

[Joe Hildreth]

I think maybe I did not make myself clear.

The system would be autonomous. Data entry only available to those who record the data for the county and some form of Slippy map available to the public.

If the database and data entry are private, there should be little worry about vandalism, unless it is conducted by a worker. In that case, I think relieving them of their employment and possible criminal charges would be in order.

I would have no interest in keeping the data on the Public OSM server, because that data would be of no real use to the community.

Regards,

Joe



-----Original message-----
From: Iván Sánchez Ortega ivansanchez at escomposlinux.org
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:37:02 -0500
To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Other uses for OSM

> El Wednesday 08 August 2007 19:17:37 Joe Hildreth escribió:
> > Can OSM be used to mark property boundaries for the use in county and city
> > records. Obviously the answer seems to be yes, OSM can record these
> > features.
> 
> Yes, OSM can *record* that data, but it cannot *guarantee* that the data is 
> 100% accurate.
> 
> And, if things like taxes are going to depend on that, lots of 
> results-oriented vandalism could appear. It could become very ugly, very 
> soon.
> 
> If OSM can implement the measures to avoid vandalism (i.e. only allow certain 
> people to edit that data) on data tagged as cadastrial, then it *might* be an 
> option.
> 
> 
> (anyway, just a point of view - other people sure have other views about that)
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Iván Sánchez Ortega <ivansanchez at escomposlinux.org>
> 
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