[OSM-talk] Adding image to map features

[Tobias Knerr]

M∡rtin Koppenhoefer:
> 2011/1/29 Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping at googlemail.com>:
>> image=URL
> 
> I see this as a case for an external database.

So do I. Choosing the "right" image for an object is very much a matter
of personal taste. Furthermore, a lot of controversial policy issues are
associated with that task: Does that image need to be under a free
license? What file formats are acceptable? Is it necessary that the
image can be displayed within the context of some other site/software,
rather than just viewed on a new browser tab? Do we deep-link to the
image (even if the publisher doesn't want deep-links)?

Overall, image selection is an editorial task, and therefore not suited
for OSM.

Tobias Knerr