[Osmf-talk] Google Open Buildings now licensed ODbL

[Simon Poole]

Am 17.09.2021 um 17:02 schrieb Mikel Maron:
> Agreed this shouldn't be used for bulk import. Human reviewed conflation and editing signal I think will be useful in some regions.

It seems as if this is now available via RapiD and it is likely going to 
be added come what may.

I know nobody asked for my opinion, but I don't consider it a 
particularly good idea that somebody will need to go back to google and 
ask for their permission to retain the data if OSM ever decides it wants 
to change its licence. While it is true that there have been, and 
continue to be, other cases in which ODbL licensed data has been 
imported (not that I consider that a particularly good idea in those 
cases either), it hasn't been from a de facto competitor that is known 
to change its policies at the drop of a hat.

Simon


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> On Friday, September 17, 2021, 09:54:53 AM EDT, <dfjkman at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> As an example as to why it is not a good idea to use this data for a bulk import have a look at this link of one small part of Lusaka ( https://sites.research.google/open-buildings/?lat=-15.390364893412949&lng=28.321204487879392&zoom=17#explore), select the hybrid option to see how out it is. This shopping centre is several years old.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mikel Maron <mikel.maron at gmail.com>
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> To: osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] Google Open Buildings now licensed ODbL
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> As agreed with Google, I've added Google Buildings to the list of Contributors, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors#Multiple_African_countries
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> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
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> On Thursday, September 16, 2021, 12:29:52 PM EDT, Mikel Maron <mikel.maron at gmail.com> wrote:
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> https://sites.research.google/open-buildings/#faq
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> OSM can now use this data set. Very interesting change to see G support OSM directly.
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> Noting the prior discussion on quality issues on this list, expect to see this more useful in peri-urban and rural areas. The FAQ notes the importance of human review and when possible local knowledge
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> -Mikel
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> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
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