[OSM-talk] Some thoughts against remote mapping

John Eldredge john at jfeldredge.com
Sun Jun 14 18:55:32 UTC 2015


We need to encourage local mapping, but large-scale disasters create a need 
for immediate maps, which, in some cases, means outside help is needed.

-- 
John F. Eldredge -- john at jfeldredge.com
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot 
drive out hate; only love can do that." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.



On June 14, 2015 13:35:09 Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Kate Chapman <kate at maploser.com> wrote:
>
> >  What about in the situations where locals would like to make their own
> > map but this is not financially feasible? If we are creating truly a free
> > map of the entire world it is important to figure out how not to just make
> > a map of the privileged. Should lack of access to internet and technology
> > be a reason someone can't contribute to this map?
> >
>
> So what about supporting efforts like "one laptop per child", to seed
> technology that would never be
> developed locally.  And with those tools, see what people create.
>
>
>
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