[Osmf-talk] Google Open Buildings now licensed ODbL

[Ralf Bernhardt]

https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit#map=19/-6.78352/39.11882


Buildings that are not present on any current imagery layer anymore


#mapwithai roads, just wrong

sewage drains, never updated

How long can we go on like this?


Ralf



Am 17.09.21 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.
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> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
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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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> Dave
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mikel Maron <mikel.maron at gmail.com>
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> 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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