[OSM-talk] [Talk-us] Google Maps being "praised" for removing I-5 colasped bridge quickly

[Johan C]

For the press it's simple: everybody knows Google, Google is 'hot'.
Openstreetmap is relatively unknown. So writing about Openstreetmap won't
attract a lot of viewers for an article. And I wonder whether the community
really wants to see Openstreetmap turn into a big player which attracts a
lot of press coverage. That is, I don't read it in OSMF's mission statement:


   - To make OSM data available for anyone (for editing and in whole).
   - The data being current.
   - The data to approach geographic truth (or “ground truth”).
   - That humans add and curate data.
   - That the data and responsibility for it belong to all contributors.
   - To facilitate decision-making in the community where necessary.
   - To be the ultimate “court” of conflict resolution.

Cheers, Johan



2013/5/25 Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com>

> How can we get more effective press coverage from events? Part of it is
> probably more people volunteering for the communications working group, but
> is there more?****
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> *From:* James Mast [mailto:rickmastfan67 at hotmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, May 24, 2013 10:10 PM
> *To:* talk-us at openstreetmap.org; talk at openstreetmap.org
> *Subject:* [Talk-us] Google Maps being "praised" for removing I-5
> colasped bridge quickly****
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> http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/collapsed-i-5-bridge-gone-google-maps-almost-quickly-it-6C10067906
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> If I remember correctly, we had it marked as "access=no" and the segment
> removed about an hour faster than on Google.  Somebody needs to get ahold
> of Rosa from NBC (who did the "article") and let them know about OSM
> pawning Google here.
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> -James****
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