[Osmf-talk] Fwd: Google Open Buildings now licensed ODbL

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

sent from a phone

> On 5 Dec 2021, at 10:26, Johann Haag <johannhaag at hxg.at> wrote:
> 
> In the event of disasters in particular, highly up-to-date aerial
> images are available to us in a short time, and those looking for help
> cannot wait days for a nerd in the northern hemisphere to find time
> for hotosm mapping.


they don’t have to, there are many companies who already offer AI “derived” information, those looking for help and interested in AI guesswork can go to these companies. OpenStreetMap is in a different business: local people sharing their on the ground knowledge.

Cheers Martin