[OSM-talk-be] MissingMaps National

[Marc Gemis]

De Belga text also mentions Google Earth, the universities and Missing
Maps. No OpenStreetMap. (see article in De Zondag)

On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Ruben Maes <ruben at janmaes.com> wrote:
> Sunday 17 April 2016 18:05:29, Jo:
>> Ruben, we're creating a press release:
>>
>> https://hackpad.com/Press-release-E4GFhbj0rKg#
>>
>> In the Dutch version I included a way for people who missed the event to
>> get involved from home by pointing them to a fresh Swaziland project. If we
>> decide to include this, it still needs to be translated back to the French
>> version.
>>
>> Do you think this is a good idea? You can write a mail to VTM, but they
>> can't unbroadcast that footage. So maybe we should focus on getting the
>> information out correctly where it still is possible. On the one hand it's
>> great that we got ad hoc coverage, but there are disadvantages to
>> everything.
>>
>> Jo
>
> That's better, I'll just keep quiet. They're just trying to do their job. I got a bit too mad when I saw the footage.
>
> Ruben
>
>> 2016-04-17 17:56 GMT+02:00 Ruben Maes <ruben at janmaes.com>:
>>
>> > Sunday 17 April 2016 17:47:06, Marc Gemis:
>> > > I wished they had labeled me as "OpenStreetMap Vrijwilliger" ipv enkel
>> > > "Vrijwilliger". :-/
>> >
>> > :(
>> >
>> > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Ruben Maes <ruben at janmaes.com> wrote:
>> > > > Wow, even on the 1PM "Journaal":
>> > http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/videozone/programmas/journaal/2.43814?video=1.2630443
>> > > >
>> > > > Technically, they violated OSM's copyright. They showed our maps and
>> > didn't say OpenStreetMap once. I was actually hoping to hear Wim De Vilder
>> > say "OpenStreetMap" :p
>> >
>> > VTM went further: they mentioned neither OpenStreetMap nor "missing maps",
>> > and showed the tasking manager on Google Earth with attribution (which
>> > oddly makes me pretty mad). People don't have a clue that they can help at
>> > home.
>> >
>> > I'm going to contact them.
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