[OSM-talk] Automatic Map Plotting in OpenStreetMap

[kenneth gonsalves]

On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 16:14 +0100, SomeoneElse wrote:
> > If it is good to have such remote mapping or bad depends on how the 
> > people "on the ground" react. Adding a whole street including
> geometry 
> > is imho a lot more rewarding then just entering street names.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> I seem to remember comments on this list previously saying that in at 
> least some areas in India the Bing imagery is a bit out of date.
> I've 
> no idea if that is the case for Jalandhar, but if I was going to map 
> there remotely I'd probably try and ping a message to any local
> mappers 
> via a local talk list first (which, of course, may already have
> happened). 

remote mapping by people who have not seen the ground is a big nuisance and should be discouraged.