[OSM-talk] Some thoughts against remote mapping

[Kate Chapman]

On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:

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> Am 14.06.2015 um 17:21 schrieb Kate Chapman:
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> Further we have additional material in the early simulations that Matt
> Amos did that indicate that this is not unexpected given some
> assumptions about editor motivation.
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> This sort of work has not really been updated recently however. The
community has grown and changed over the years. I think if we were to look
at motivations today vs. years ago they would likely be different. As OSM
is used on larger and larger platforms it is possible that people have
begun mapping to see their edits on Foursquare or Craigslist rather than
previously where people might be mapping to make their own map.

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> I should point out that none of the above is in any way new, just
> conveniently ignored.
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Not ignored, I'm just not sure it is solid enough evidence to justify for
or against imports worldwide.

-Kate




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