[OSM-talk] open aerial map

[Bruce Cowan]

On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 23:44 +1300, Robin Paulson wrote:
> for those of you that weren't aware:
> 
> http://openaerialmap.org/map/
> 
> open aerial map is now up and running, with an option to show osm data
> as an overlay
> 
> there is full coverage of the planet, although not all of it is at a
> useful resolution. of course, users can upload any datasets they have
> at higher resolution
> 
> interesting times, we're now well on the way to a full, open
> replacement for certain commercial mapping/aerial photography sites
> 
> 
Incidentally, the projection used there makes a right mess of Britain,
especially Scotland.

Is there a reason for using (what I assume is) ESPG 4326 instead of
Mercator?
-- 
Bruce Cowan <bcowan at fastmail.co.uk>