[talk-au] Navteq mapping AU

[John Smith]

--- On Wed, 26/8/09, Matt White <mattwhite at iinet.net.au> wrote:

> Probably been looking at the quality
> of the OSM data...
> 
> http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/cartech/mapping-australia-one-road-at-a-time-20090825-extj.html

NavTeq still has the same problem as google, they only map streets and street related information, they don't do foot paths, cycle ways, bridle ways, mountain bike tracks, hiking tracks and so on and so on.

One of the SoTM09 vids was on just this, there is no future in just street data that's already come and gone, it's the specialist uses and users that is the future of OSM and mapping. One example given was do you search on google to rent a house, generally no one does, they use a specialist search engine that is built for rent listings.

It's well worth watching:

http://www.vimeo.com/6064709