[OSM-talk] Foursquare superusers encouraged to directly edit OSM

[Stefan Keller]

Hi

I really doubt that foursquare will release their data "for free". See
eg. this blog [1].
But you'll never find out until somebody asks directly...

Yours, S.

[1] http://apb.directionsmag.com/entry/foursquare-news-user-can-edit-osm-maps-and-get-more-ads/342939

2013/8/2 Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>:
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>
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> 2013/8/2 Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk>
>>
>> valent.turkovic at gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> is there a way to share foursqure data with osm? Do foursquare users
>>> release all
>>> right to entered data to forusquare? If so, then foursquare could (if
>>> they
>>> decided so) release that data to OSM community, right?
>>
>>
>> ?
>> "which leads directly to OpenStreetMap’s web editor at the right location,
>> where they can join OSM and make updates"
>> They are being signed up directly to OSM ...
>>
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> yes, but Valent's question is still interesting: it would be great to have
> foursquares data released under ODbL or provided with explicit permission to
> import into osm (but I doubt they are planning to do so in the next time, in
> the end besides their community the data is their asset).
>
> cheers,
> Martin
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