[OSM-talk] Google launches "Indigenous Mapping" workshop

[Steve Bennett]

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM, MP <singularita at gmail.com> wrote:

> > But what if that population then consists entirely of Map Maker users?
> >  Is that really beneficial for OSM? I know what you're saying, but it
> >  is reasonable to expect Map Maker users to jump ship to OSM? Is that
> >  even what we should be hoping for?
>
> If just one of them discovers OSM somehow, finds out it is better
> (they can have the map data back, unlike mapmaker where they can
> 'only' view results on google, plus more types of data are supported -
> footways, various POIs ....), then he may tell others about it and
> then maybe entire such mapmaker community will gradually come to OSM.
> :)
>
>
And even if they don't, hey, the locals end up with maps they can use, where
before they had none. This is a good thing.

Steve
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