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

[Cartinus]

On Saturday 18 December 2010 00:48:17 Elizabeth Dodd wrote:
> 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.

If you had used your spectacles while reading in stead of scissors, then you 
might have noticed you cut out this link:

http://open.mapquest.in/

If you still don't want to click on it, I'll give you a hint: .in stands for 
India.

Some quote from Mark Twain comes to mind.

-- 
m.v.g.,
Cartinus