http://njgeo.org/2009/04/06/making-map-maker-data-available-for-download/ GIS and planning in New Jersey Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://njgeo.org/2009/04/06/making-map-maker-data-available-for-download/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Russ Nelson Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:24:15 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=134#comment-229 You're right -- we can always do better helping people to contribute to OpenStreetMap. But OSM isn't in an "odd position". We have data which can be incorporated into commercial products (unlike Google). We always emphasize that if you give your data to Google, you're making a gift to a profit-making company. It's actually Map Maker users who are in an odd position. They can give data to Google, but a copy of the exact same data that they get back from Google is now restricted. They can't make commercial use of their own data! You’re right — we can always do better helping people to contribute to OpenStreetMap. But OSM isn’t in an “odd position”. We have data which can be incorporated into commercial products (unlike Google). We always emphasize that if you give your data to Google, you’re making a gift to a profit-making company. It’s actually Map Maker users who are in an odd position. They can give data to Google, but a copy of the exact same data that they get back from Google is now restricted. They can’t make commercial use of their own data!

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