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This is really promising, especially: > Finally: we do not have any plans to automatically add any of this detected information to OSM. Any improvements will a
by Doctor_Fegg 8y ago
This is really promising, especially:
> Finally: we do not have any plans to automatically add any of this detected information to OSM. Any improvements will always be made manually by mappers through the existing JOSM plugin, iD integration (coming) and MapRoulette.
This points the way forward for OSM. OSM is a human map made from user contributions - the collected set of users' enthusiasms. That's what differentiates it from other maps. But that shouldn't mean that mapping should be a laborious process. The more innovations like this that remove the gruntwork from mapping, the better. (Same applies to recognising geometries from imagery and sensor data, etc.)
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- cup-of-tea 8y agoCouldn't agree more. One of the most startling things for me while mapping is just how different things can be when you're actually on the ground and armed with local knowledge compared to looking at some satellite imagery, streetview imagery or similar. It's totally obvious why any map that is automatically derived from relatively low resolution data will necessarily contain mistakes. A map is one of the oldest forms of written communication. Some people think maps came before written language and as such are an intrinsic part of what it means to be human. Just think of the amount of information being conveyed by a map! We don't accept computers making other written works, why accept computers making our maps?
- toomuchgov 8y agoThe map is not the territory, right?