[OSM-talk] Forbes Article on Data Collection for map services

[S Knox]

There is an article in Forbes about the increasing lengths data providers are going to to collect data for mapping.

Link here: http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/10/gps-navigation-autos-tech-personal-cz_jb_1010nav.html?feed=rss_news

Quote "'I laugh when I hear that
you can make a map by community input alone,' says Tele Atlas founder
De Taeye. He says that if tens of thousands of users travel a road
without complaining, then Tele Atlas can be fairly certain that its map
of the road is correct."

Not sure if that's strictly true, given the quality of some of there maps, but anyway

Regards

Steve



      
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