[Osmf-talk] Paid Mapping / WikiPR like issues in OSM?

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 11/29/2013 06:09 AM, Michael Kugelmann wrote:
> One "worst case" somehow I can cogitate is the following example:

This part of the argument essentially boils down to "selective mapping",
where "selective" is not according to a mapper's personal interest but
according to the interests of a business, and potentially done on a
larger scale than one single mapper could.

And yes, "selective mapping" is one aspect of what I was thinking about
when I talked about trees and patches of grass but only on some places
and not others.

It is ground truth, and mappers are allowed to be selective too -
question is, is "organised selectiveness" somehow different from
"individual selectiveness".

And of course the question remains, would we expect your hypothetical
company PC to declare their interest ("we've been hired by Supermarket-A
to map their branches and we're using the following accounts"), or would
we not care. Individuals don't need to declare their interests or
affiliations - would we expect more from organisations?

Bye
Frederik

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