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

[Maarten Deen]

On 2013-05-25 07:09, James Mast wrote:
> http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/collapsed-i-5-bridge-gone-google-maps-almost-quickly-it-6C10067906
> [1]
> 
> 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.

Google is known by the public.
Recently there was an important addition to the motorways around 
Amsterdam here [1] (opening of the A5, 2e Coentunnel). Google didn't 
have correct maps until 1,5 week afterwards. Of course OSM had correct 
maps almost instantly (it was only unfortunate that there was a small 
error and that osrm only updates once a week).

Maybe we need to be more vocal and send out messages to various news 
sites when a new road is opened and it is on OSM and not on Google.

[1] 
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.4046&lon=4.8371&zoom=14&layers=M>

Regards,
Maarten