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Another: dynamic updates - in case of emergencies and disasters OSM data has often been updated by volunteers faster than other sources to reflect the on ground
by ptrott2017 9y ago
Another: dynamic updates - in case of emergencies and disasters OSM data has often been updated by volunteers faster than other sources to reflect the on ground situation. For current examples See:
https://www.hotosm.org/projects/hot_activates_for_multiple_disasters_hurricane_irma_and_maria_mexico_earthquakes_and https://www.hotosm.org/projects/hot_activates_for_multiple_d...
For historic example see:
http://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/4-years-looking-back-openstreetmap-response-haiti-earthquake http://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/4-years-looking-back...