[talk-ph] Microsoft Bing Maps *might* support OSM

[Noli Sicad]

maning, thanks for the link.

Hope corporate and government employees can contribute to OSM mapping
using this ArcGIS 10 add-in, not mention Iphone users.

Noli

On 7/11/10, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> @noli,
>
> not entirely because they provided an osm data editor.
> http://bit.ly/cYylVU
>
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Noli Sicad <nsicad at gmail.com> wrote:
>> ArcGIS is already piggyback on OSM success.
>>
>> ArcGIS for iOS4 (IPhone) is using OSM.
>>
>> http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2010/07/06/arcgis-for-ios-release/
>>
>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arcgis/id379687930?mt=8
>>
>> Noli
>>
>> On 7/11/10, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Is there a way to request/demand bing to allow imagery tracing?
>>> (Doesn't like MS to simply piggyback on our success, they should
>>> definitely help in expanding mapping.)
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Update on high-resolution imagery (I did a random search) so this will
>>>> not
>>>> be complete:
>>>>
>>>> 1. The original coverage of Metro Manila area (same extent as with
>>>> Yahoo!)
>>>> 2. Central Cavite (Naic to Silang), southeastern Laguna (San Pedro to
>>>> Los
>>>> Banos), mideastern Batangas (Santo Tomas to Batangas City, including
>>>> Lipa),
>>>> Parts of southern Rizal (Pililla and Talim Island) [this overlaps with
>>>> #1]
>>>> 3. Cebu City, 90% of Mactan Island, eastern Talisay, Mandaue
>>>> 4. Legazpi up to Tiwi, Malilipot, Tabaco, Guinobatan, Daraga, Jovellar,
>>>> down
>>>> to Donsol (Sorsogon); Mayon summit is covered with clouds
>>>> 5. Downtown Iloilo towards Oton and southern Mandurriao
>>>> 6. Zamboanga City up to Pasonanca, and the southeastern islands
>>>> 7. Cagayan de Oro
>>>> 8. Downtown Puerto Princesa, *not* including Honda Bay
>>>> 9. Tacloban (including San Juanico Bridge) down to Dulag (Bing has
>>>> downtown
>>>> Palo which Google doesn't)
>>>> 10. Iligan down to the northern shore of Lake Lanao (almost all of Agno
>>>> River is covered)
>>>> 11. Cotabato City and nearby parts of Maguindanao and North Cotabato
>>>> 12. Puerto Galera (I'm surprised!)
>>>>
>>>> There is NO coverage for Davao.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 3:53 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Bing Maps might offer an OSM layer in two weeks time (Tweet:
>>>>> http://twitter.com/StevenFeldman/statuses/18185112894)
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. More importantly, Bing is considering letting OSMers trace from
>>>>> Bing's
>>>>> satellite imagery (but not yet).
>>>>> (http://twitter.com/melaskia/status/18185271681)
>>>>>
>>>>> As of November 2007, Bing Maps only has satellite imagery in the Metro
>>>>> Manila area, as I blogged back then:
>>>>> http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/posts/barasoain_from_space
>>>>> My blog post links to a KML file I made showing the extent of Yahoo!'s
>>>>> and
>>>>> Microsoft's satellite imagery in the Philippines:
>>>>> http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/media/ymaps_livemaps_satellite_coverage_v1.0.kml
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> cheers,
>>> maning
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