[OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2013/1/29 Floris Looijesteijn <osm at floris.nu>:
> Hey all,
>
> The Wall Street Journal and other news has this breaking news:
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578271201719130798.html
>
> Normally I try to refrain from Google bashing, but this is just a matter of
> good PR on Google's side.
>
> Our map is a zillion times better than Google Maps:
>
> http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemap&lon=125.7375&lat=39.03865&zoom=12
> (left is OpenStreetMap, right is Google Maps)


I wanted to comment on the article but unfortunately it seems as if
you are required to be a subscriber to their newspaper in order to
comment.

cheers,
Martin