[OSM-talk] Will Google ever use OSM data?

[Dave F.]

Nick Whitelegg wrote:
>> IMO, OSM doesn't have more quality.
>> More /quantity/, yes, but quality, no.
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>> I think G may baulk at that.
>> I hope I'm wrong.
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> There are obviously many areas where OSM data is absent, but.... in the 
> areas which have been surveyed by OSM, what way does OSM have less quality 
> than Google? 
My worry is not so much the bits that are missing from OSM (I'm off out 
this afternoon for a walk to try & rectify that), but in the 
inconsistent  way in which the data that's already collected is tagged.

 From the many discussions on these forums it's clear that different 
people tagged the same elements in different ways.
That's what I believe what Google & their ilk will not be prepared to 
sort out.

Again, I hope I'm proved wrong.