[OSM-talk] Corporate Cartographers accused of demolishing history. (make press release?)

Tim Dobson lists at tdobson.net
Fri Aug 29 02:57:47 BST 2008


Hi guys,

I'm a relative newbie to OSM(I understand it - I just haven't been 
involved long), but I just noticed this on the news sites: 
http://news.google.co.uk/?ncl=1240671745

I'm seeing articles like this: 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4629602.ece

saying things like:

"Corporate cartographers are demolishing thousands of years of history, 
not to mention Britain's geography, at a stroke, by not including them 
on maps," she said. "We're in danger of losing what makes maps unique; 
giving us a feel for a place."

It seems someone has made a speech condemning online map providors with 
being obsessed with directions etc.

There are headlines like "Is cartography a dying art?" and technologists 
from google saying:

"Whereas Ordnance Survey maps were designed for the military, and 
churches were added simply as useful landmarks, digital maps could now 
be customised to reveal the location of fish-and-chip shops in any given 
district, he said. “If you want to know exactly where Doctor Who 
episodes were produced around the UK, that can be put on to a map,”

Perhaps the people who are nearish the top of OSM, and I feel sheepish 
that I don't really know who I'm talking about, might like to put out a 
pressrelease or press statement about how OSM is helping "put *real* 
maps back on the internet" and allow cool mashups etc.

I'm not sure of the vein exactly, all I can see if a press opportunity 
that should not be missed.

Cheers

Tim

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