[OSM-talk] [Candidacy] AGM Foundation 2010 - Girona

[Ben Last]

On 5 July 2010 10:25, 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't see any point in OSM duplicating much of what is already freely and
> copiously available.  OSM's uniqueness lies in it's ability to cater for
> needs that are not otherwise met.  It might be cycle maps or humanitarian
> maps or maps for developing countries or even just post boxes, but I can't
> see our community getting excited about house numbers.
>
>
Geocoding isn't freely available (unless your needs are small-scale).
 Housenumbers are the key to geocoding addresses, and without geocoding many
useful applications of a map are lost, or at least made more difficult.  So
I'm reasonably excited about housenumbers.

-- 
Ben Last
Development Manager (HyperWeb)
NearMap Pty Ltd
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