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

[Matt Williams]

On 29 January 2013 10:52, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

I tried that too and gave up. However, it's also covered by CNN
(edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/tech/north-korea-google-maps/index.html)
and I left a comment there. It's currently in the moderation queue but
I would encourage others to leave a comment there too.

Another article is at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/Google-unveils-detailed-map-of-North-Korea/index.html

Finally, there's also a discussion on Reddit at
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/17gy1m/google_unveils_detailed_map_of_north_korea/
currently with a small mention of OpenStreetMap

Matt