Why the World Needs OpenStreetMapEvery time I tell someone about OpenStreetMap, they inevitably ask
“Why not use Google Maps?â€. From a practical standpoint, it’s a …
Auszug: "With all these companies, why do we need a project like OpenStreetMap? The answer is simply that as a society, no one company should have a monopoly on place, just as no one company had a monopoly on time in the 1800s. Place is a shared resource, and when you give all that power to a single entity, you are giving them the power not only to tell you about your location, but to shape it. In summary, there are three concerns- who decides what gets shown on the map, who decides where you are and where you should go, and personal privacy."
