[OSM-talk] Some thoughts against remote mapping

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 06/14/2015 11:02 AM, Hans De Kryger wrote:
> Isn't the point of remote mapping the ability to pull a large amount of
> people from all parts of life together and map an area of need in a
> short period of time?

That ("disaster mapping") is *one* case, but not the only one; on the
humanitarian side there's also mapping outside of acute disasters
intended to improve the administration of development aid and/or a
response in potential future disasters. On the commercial side there's
remote mapping to improve the map in areas that your clients are
interested in (where your client might actually even be an NGO
administering aid), and on the hobbyist side there's the sheer joy of a
blank slate to map on.

Bye
Frederik

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