[OSM-talk] Slippy map with Bing background

[Shaun McDonald]

You may be interested in this conversation on the Wikipedia re geocoding coordinates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geographical_coordinates#Legal_issues_relating_to_geocodes_derived_from_various_sources

Shaun

On 20 Jul 2012, at 03:05, Alan Mintz wrote:

> Is there a browser-viewable OSM-with-Bing-imagery-mashup somewhere that can be used as citable source for Wikipedia? I'm suggesting OSM as a potential source for accurate coordinates in WP articles, but realize that positioning is not necessarily reliable unless specifically tagged or easily compared against license-compatible imagery.
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> I'm assuming:
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> a) Getting coords from OSM and using them in WP (with cite) is allowed (is there a standard cite format?)
> b) Looking at the Bing imagery to confirm OSM positioning is allowed, so looking at the two together is allowed to get coords even if the user doesn't choose to edit OSM to reflect them.
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> Note: I checked http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Online_Browsing before writing this - none of the ones with worldwide coverage have the Bing sat imagery. I realize that Potlatch and JOSM can do this - I'm looking for a browser-only, no-login/no-edit solution.
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> Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at Earthlink.net>
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