[OSM-newbies] OpenMoonMap? / OpenUniverseMap?

Xan dxpublica at telefonica.net
Thu Nov 19 17:09:30 GMT 2009


En/na Richard Weait ha escrit:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Xan <dxpublica at telefonica.net> wrote:
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>> Is there any plans to expand openstreetmap to map the universe: the
>> solar planets, the constellation, the Moon, etc.? We could have _really_
>> free raw information (only see and official aggencies).
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> The Foundation has recommended that we don't proceed with
> OpenUniverseMap.org because of the problem with the Martians.
> Martians have much faster internet connection than we do and their
> demands for full 4-D rendering and smell maps would swamp out
> available bandwidth from UCL.  And then where would the cyclemap be?
> Cast upon the island of unloved maps.  And nobody wants that.
>
> So think of the humans.  And keep the Martians out of OpenStreetMap.
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> Or, it could be that OpenMoonMap and others would be open for anybody
> with that specific interest to start.  ;-)
>   
Richard, I spected for more serious answer ;-). Google has google moon 
and google mars. Now we have privative information of Earth (at least 
cartographic information is copyrighted) but too less privative 
information about the space. It was just a suggestion.

Xan.




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