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When contributing to OSM, it's best to not use any other maps while you work. Consider it a form of clean-room mapping, if you will. Editors like iD and JOSM
by dublinben 9y ago
When contributing to OSM, it's best to not use any other maps while you work. Consider it a form of clean-room mapping, if you will. Editors like iD and JOSM already provide powerful access to approved imagery sources and GPS traces. There's no need to 'steal' information from commercial maps like Google.
- Piskvorrr 9y agoThat's what I'm saying. You are probably trying to reply to parent.
- andretti1977 9y agoI wasn't suggesting to automatically copy infos from gmap to osm but to provide something like a notification that the two maps differ in a place/road. So, i understand that i can't create an automated list that lists what are the differences between gmaps and osm.
- Piskvorrr 9y agoI would advise against comparing, too. A good lawyer could prove that diffs between the maps are made from Google's content. In short: unless it's explicitly whitelisted (e.g. Bing Aerial is on the whitelist, Bing Maps is not), avoid.