[OSM-newbies] Adding to OSM database from Streetviews

[Tac Tacelosky]

I'm almost at the point where I can look at one of my streetview images,
see a feature (store, sign, etc.) that's not in the OSM database and tag it
appropriately.

I'd like to get some feedback before diving into the actual 'bot' part that
updates the OSM database via the API.  Some people I've met are somewhat
hostile to the idea of what I've been working on, since even though I plan
to license some of panoramic images I've taken as ODbL, the camera itself
and the process for creating the images is closed.  I am also a North
American reseller for the camera (www.diy-streetview.com)

Nonetheless, I'm sure many OSM folks use Canon and Nikon and other cameras
to take pictures during field surveys, and it's permissible to use those
cameras and their images as a reference for OSM data, and Photoshop is
closed, etc., so I'm expecting that some people will welcome using street
views.  My belief is that once these images are integrated, the quality and
quantity of data in some areas will skyrocket.

Besides the Newbies list, are there any people or lists people can suggest
I participate in?

Tac Tacelosky
tacman at gmail.com
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