[OSM-talk] open.mapquest.com launched for the US

[Elizabeth Dodd]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:26:05 -0600
Toby Murray <toby.murray at gmail.com> wrote:

> What makes you think this is an extract? Did you try scrolling over
> to Europe?
> 
snip

> >  If
> > Mapquest wanted to show off the usefulness of OSM data, wouldnt you
> > be using data from Europe or Asia, or for that matter, any place
> > where a bulk of the data was imported directly from a public db
> > (TIGER).
> >
> > David

I agree with David, that this shows a view of the world which is
distorted, ignoring Asia where most humans actually reside, and ignoring
Africa at the same time.
A useful thing would be an honest comparison of what is available
through Mapquest through their original sources of data, and what is
available if Mapquest uses OSM.