[Talk-us] AOL Patch and OpenStreetMap

Mike N niceman at att.net
Thu Jun 6 02:34:34 UTC 2013


On 6/5/2013 10:27 PM, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> Not so long ago the maps used on AOL's "patch" properties were
> OpenStreetMap based.
> It really worked out well since so much of the content was locally
> generated, wiki content
> matched the wiki maps.
>
> That changed... anyone know when or why?

   My local patch is still OSM based.   When our local editors changed 1 
year ago, I noticed that the new editor almost never tags addresses or 
locations on the map.   But it just shows a generic Open Mapquest map of 
the general Patch coverage area.




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